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Yandex Object Storage
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  1. Concepts
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Concepts

    Object Storage uses the following concepts:

    Concept Description
    Bucket A logical entity that helps store objects.
    Object Any format of data uploaded by the user.
    Bucket versioning A feature that lets you store multiple copies of an object in a bucket.
    Bucket object lifecycles Rules for automatically deleting objects and changing their storage class.
    Pre-signed URLs A method for granting anonymous users access to storage operations.
    Multipart upload A method for uploading large objects.
    Access control lists A mechanism for granting access to objects and buckets.
    Access policy A mechanism for managing rights to perform actions with objects and buckets.
    Uploading data via an HTML form A method for uploading objects to storage from a browser. Allows anonymous users to upload objects to buckets.
    Storage class A way to reduce the cost of storing objects by dividing them into frequently accessed objects and long-term storage objects.
    Backups Procedure for backing up data stored in Object Storage.
    Quotas and limits Service use restrictions.

    See also the general resource hierarchy Yandex.Cloud.

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