Magazines are
publications, usually
periodical publications, that are
printed or
electronically published (the online versions are called
online magazines.) They are generally published on a regular schedule and contain a variety of
content. They are generally financed by
advertising, by a
purchase price, by prepaid
subscriptions, or a combination of the three. At its root, the word "magazine" refers to a collection or storage location. In the case of written publication, it is a collection of written articles. This explains why magazine publications share the word root with
gunpowder magazines,
artillery magazines,
firearms magazines, and, in various languages although not English, retail stores such as
department stores.