Storage model
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A storage model is a model that captures key physical aspects of data structure in a data store.

On the other hand, a data model
Data model
A data model in software engineering is an abstract model, that documents and organizes the business data for communication between team members and is used as a plan for developing applications, specifically how data is stored and accessed....

is a model that captures key logical aspects of data structure in a database.
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