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archive


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verb
ar·chivedar·chiv·ing

Definition of ARCHIVE

transitive verb
: to file or collect in or as if in an archive <archive documents> <archived tissue samples>
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Examples of ARCHIVE

  1. The organization was devoted to cataloging and archiving printed materials on the labor movement.
  2. She archived her e-mail messages in a folder on her hard drive.
  3. a collection of archived articles

First Known Use of ARCHIVE

1855

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