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reference room; archive room; document room
A room in a library, office, museum, or company where documents, records, and reference materials are stored and consulted. Made of 資料 (materials, reference data) + 室 (room).
資料室で古い新聞を調べた。
I looked up old newspapers in the reference room.
その本は資料室にあります。
That book is in the reference room.
会社の資料室には過去の契約書が保管されている。
The company's document room stores past contracts.
資料 (materials, reference data) + 室 (room). A room set aside for keeping and consulting documents and reference materials, found in libraries, museums, schools, and offices.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 資料室で調べる: to do research in the reference room
- 資料室に保管する: to keep in the archive room
RELATED:
- 図書室: library room — for books to read or borrow, as opposed to reference materials