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archive
ˈɑːkʌɪv/
noun
noun: archive; plural noun: archives
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1.a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.“a section of archive film”
synonyms: records, annals, chronicles, registers, accounts; More -
the place where historical documents or records are kept.“they were allowed to study in the archives”
synonyms: record office, registry, repository, museum, chancery “more and more museums, archives, and libraries are becoming independent” -
a complete record of the data in part or all of a computer system, stored on an infrequently used medium.
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verb
verb: archive; 3rd person present: archives; past tense: archived; past participle:archived; gerund or present participle: archiving
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1.place or store (something) in an archive.
synonyms: file, log, catalogue, pigeonhole; More -
COMPUTINGtransfer (data) to a less frequently used storage medium such as magnetic tape.“the entire directory will be archived”
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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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