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An archive is defined as a place to keep important information, documents, or objects.

(noun)

An example of an archive is a room in a library where old manuscripts are kept.

The definition of an archive is a grouping of information, documents, and/or objects.

(noun)

An example of an archive is a collection of old magazines.

To archive is defined as to take a collection of things and file them in a specific place.

(verb)

An example of archive is to put away family photos into albums and keep in a special place.

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See archive in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. a place where public records, documents, etc. are kept
2. a place where material having documentary interest, as private papers, institutional records, memorabilia, or photographs, is kept
the records, material, etc. kept in either of such places

Origin: Fr archif < LL archivum < Gr archeion, town hall < archē, the beginning, government

transitive verb archived, archiving

to place or keep (records, papers, etc.) in or as in archives

See archive in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A place or collection containing records, documents, or other materials of historical interest. Often used in the plural: old land deeds in the municipal archives.
Computer Science
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. A file containing one or more files in compressed format for more efficient storage and transfer.
A repository for stored memories or information: the archive of the mind.

transitive verb ar·chived, ar·chiv·ing, ar·chives

To place or store in an archive.
Computer Science To copy or compress (a file) into an archive.

Origin:

Origin: From French archives

Origin: , from Latin archīva

Origin: , from Greek arkheia

Origin: , pl. of arkheion, town hall

Origin: , from arkhē, government

Origin: , from arkhein, to rule

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