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- Dictionaryarchive/ˈɑːkʌɪv/
noun
- 1. a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people: "source materials in local archives" Similar
verb
- 1. place or store (something) in an archive.
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ARCHIVE definition: 1. a collection of historical records relating to a place, organization, or family: 2. a place…. Learn more.
The meaning of ARCHIVE is a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved; also : the material preserved —often used in plural. How to use archive in a sentence.
Archive definition: documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.. See examples of ARCHIVE used in a sentence.
ARCHIVE meaning: 1. a collection of historical records relating to a place, organization, or family: 2. a place…. Learn more.
a. a place where public records, documents, etc. are kept. b. a place where material having documentary interest, as private papers, institutional records, memorabilia, or photographs, is kept. 2. the records, material, etc. kept in either of such places.
n. 1. often archives A place or collection containing records, documents, or other materials of historical interest: old land deeds in the municipal archives. 2. Computers. a. A long-term storage area, often on magnetic tape, for backup copies of files or for files that are no longer in active use. b.
An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials – in any medium – or the physical facility in which they are located. [1][2]
noun. /ˈɑːkaɪv/ /ˈɑːrkaɪv/ (also archives [plural]) a collection of historical documents or records of a government, a family, a place or an organization; the place where these records are stored. the National Sound Archive. archive film. The BBC's archives are bulging with material. Extra Examples. Topics History c1.
ARCHIVE meaning: 1 : a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are kept; 2 : the material that is stored in an archive.
Archive definition: A place or collection containing records, documents, or other materials of historical interest.
