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An archive is a place to keep important information, documents, and/or objects. (noun)

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

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 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

transitive verb archived, archiving

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

See archive in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(ärˈkīvˌ)

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.

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