A storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock. A cabinet is a piece of furniture that has doors and drawers and is often used for storage, like a kitchen cabinet that holds your drinking glasses and plates. locker, storage locker.
Storage cabinets can be used for storing documents, files, tape files, machinery or tools. In addition, storage cabinets can provide about twice the storage capacity compared to common shelving. You can also store dangerous sharp objects in a cabinet instead of storing it on an open shelf.
