storage model
A storage model is a model that captures key physical aspects of data structure in a data store.{{Citation|last=Marinescu|first=Dan C.|title=Chapter 6 - Cloud Data Storage|date=2018-01-01|work=Cloud Computing (Second Edition)|pages=195–233|editor-last=Marinescu|editor-first=Dan C.|publisher=Morgan Kaufmann|doi=10.1016/b978-0-12-812810-7.00008-x|isbn=9780128128107}} On the other hand, a data model is a model that captures key logical aspects of data structure in a database. The physical storage can be a local disk, a removable media, or storage accessible via the network.