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Pronunciation: /ˈɑːkʌɪv/

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Definition of archive

noun

(usually archives)

a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people: [as modifier]:a section of archive film
the place where historical documents or records are kept: they were allowed to study in the archives
a complete record of the data in part or all of a computer system, stored on an infrequently used medium.

verb

[with object]

place or store (something) in an archive.
Computing transfer (data) to a less frequently used storage medium such as magnetic tape: the entire directory will be archived

Derivatives

archival

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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