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archive

Syllabification: (ar·chive)
Pronunciation: /ˈärˌkīv/
(usually archives)
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Definition of archive

noun

  • a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people:source materials in local archives [as modifier]:a section of archive film
  • the place where historical documents or records are kept:to get into the archives I had to fill in a request form

verb

[with object]
  • place or store (something) in an archive.
  • Computing transfer (data) to a less frequently used storage medium such as magnetic tape, typically external to the computer system and having a greater storage capacity.

Derivatives

archival

Pronunciation: /ärˈkīvəl/
adjective

Origin:

early 17th century (in the sense 'place where records are kept'): from French archives (plural), from Latin archiva, archia, from Greek arkheia 'public records', from arkhē 'government'. The verb dates from the late 19th century

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