1. printed publication which is issued at regular intervals; storehouse for ammunition, arsenal; compartment which holds a number of ammunition cartridges in certain automatic guns. magazinemag`a*zine , v. t. [imp. & p. p. magazined ; p. pr. & vb. n. magazining.] to store in, or as in, a magazine; to store up for use.magazine mag`a*zine , n. [f. magasin, it. magazzino, or sp. magacen, almagacen; all fr. ar. makhzan, almakhzan, a storehouse, granary, or cellar.]