Definition of archive
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
an archive of historical manuscripts a film archive
also
: the material preserved
—often used in plural
reading through the archives
2
: a repository or collection especially of information
archive
verb
archived; archiving
Definition of archive (Entry 2 of 2)
: to file or collect in or as if in an archive
archive documents archived tissue samples
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The first known use of archive was in 1603
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