Main Entry: ¹ar·chive

Pronunciation: \ˈär-ˌkīv\

Function: noun

Etymology: French & Latin; French, from Latin archivum, from Greek archeion government house (in plural, official documents), from archē rule, government — more at arch-

Date: 1603

1 : a place in which public records or historical documents are preserved; also : the material preserved —often used in plural
2 : a repository or collection especially of information