Archive Definition

ärkīv
archived, archives, archiving
noun
A place or collection containing records, documents, or other materials of historical interest.
Old land deeds in the municipal archives.
American Heritage
A place where public records, documents, etc. are kept.
Webster's New World
A long-term storage area, often on magnetic tape, for backup copies of files or for files that are no longer in active use.
American Heritage
A place where material having documentary interest, as private papers, institutional records, memorabilia, or photographs, is kept.
Webster's New World
A file containing one or more files in compressed format for more efficient storage and transfer.
American Heritage
verb
To place or store in an archive.
American Heritage
To place or keep (records, papers, etc.) in or as in archives.
Webster's New World
To copy or compress (a file) into an archive.
American Heritage
To put into an archive.
I was planning on archiving the documents from 2001.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Archive

Noun

Singular:
archive
Plural:
archives

Origin of Archive

  • From French archives from Latin archīva from Greek arkheia pl. of arkheion town hall from arkhē government from arkhein to rule

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French archives, from Latin archīvum, from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheion, “town hall”).

    From Wiktionary

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