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Magazine, figuratively speaking is a 'storehouse of information' and has been used for publications from the mid 1600's.. There is French word,'magazin', and Italian word 'magazzino' and an Arabic word, 'makhzan' which refer to a 'storehouse' for keeping explosives, but specifically a printed list of military stores and information. The word magazine, for periodicals, derives from this military orogin

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