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
archived; archiving
: to file or collect in or as if in an archive
archive documents
archived tissue samples
Synonyms
Examples of archive in a Sentence
Verb
The organization was devoted to cataloging and archiving printed materials on the labor movement.
She archived her e-mail messages in a folder on her hard drive.
a collection of archived articles
Recent Examples on the Web
Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
Just like the 1930s-era pair of work shirt and pants that lie in good condition in the archives, Dickies is built to last.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
Liar, Liar 18 Across New People Puzzler crosswords go live every Friday and our archives are always available.
—Steph Spadaccini, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
After initially dismissing the leak again, AT&T confirmed the archive’s legitimacy after a security researcher found customers’ AT&T passcodes in the data.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
Today, the same cozy apartment where Fried raised Jonathan is filled with books about wine, photographs of her travels to vineyards around the world and a meticulous archive of hundreds of articles written over more than 60 years.
—Kristen Hartke, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
According to East Bay Regional Park archives, the trail made a major leap forward with the purchase of Rowell Ranch in 1976, which was once owned by rodeo legend Harry Rowell.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Although Aruba is relatively safe from hurricanes, the threat of what a severe storm or other extreme weather could do to its physical archives made Argondizzo nervous.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024
This story contains information from the Star-Telegram’s archives.
—Luke Ranker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
Ash Parrish, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
The event will be archived and available for replay on the investors section of the Company's website.
—Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
This post is a collaboration between PEOPLE and StoryCorps, the largest collection of human voices ever archived.
—Caitlin Keating, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
The posts and other materials will be removed and archived as required by law.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Pro-Tek works to preserve and archive this material as well — a task that requires a level of trust which extends beyond the technical expertise of care, and into more artistic and cultural judgements.
—Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
To artist and former hospice volunteer Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg, who is archiving 20,000 flags from the memorial with anthropology professor Sarah E. Wagner, the nation’s reckoning with loss is just beginning.
—Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
In a world where millions of us over-share and the content we over-share is stored, reviewed by humans and archived for months or even years, something is going to break.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Loy said among local governments, the city of San Diego does a good job of archiving thousands of records requests on its system.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024
Noun
Marrero, who used to work in the archives of the Venezuelan Congress in Caracas, found work selling telephones and then as a sales clerk at a convenience store owned by Venezuelan immigrants.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
Just like the 1930s-era pair of work shirt and pants that lie in good condition in the archives, Dickies is built to last.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
Liar, Liar 18 Across New People Puzzler crosswords go live every Friday and our archives are always available.
—Steph Spadaccini, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
After initially dismissing the leak again, AT&T confirmed the archive’s legitimacy after a security researcher found customers’ AT&T passcodes in the data.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
Today, the same cozy apartment where Fried raised Jonathan is filled with books about wine, photographs of her travels to vineyards around the world and a meticulous archive of hundreds of articles written over more than 60 years.
—Kristen Hartke, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
According to East Bay Regional Park archives, the trail made a major leap forward with the purchase of Rowell Ranch in 1976, which was once owned by rodeo legend Harry Rowell.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Although Aruba is relatively safe from hurricanes, the threat of what a severe storm or other extreme weather could do to its physical archives made Argondizzo nervous.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024
This story contains information from the Star-Telegram’s archives.
—Luke Ranker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
Verb
In a statement posted on the now defunct Crop Circle Games website (archived here), Crop Circle’s co-founder and Jeff Strain’s wife, Annie Delisi Strain, also addressed Gach’s reporting.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
The event will be archived and available for replay on the investors section of the Company's website.
—Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
This post is a collaboration between PEOPLE and StoryCorps, the largest collection of human voices ever archived.
—Caitlin Keating, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
The posts and other materials will be removed and archived as required by law.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Pro-Tek works to preserve and archive this material as well — a task that requires a level of trust which extends beyond the technical expertise of care, and into more artistic and cultural judgements.
—Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
To artist and former hospice volunteer Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg, who is archiving 20,000 flags from the memorial with anthropology professor Sarah E. Wagner, the nation’s reckoning with loss is just beginning.
—Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
In a world where millions of us over-share and the content we over-share is stored, reviewed by humans and archived for months or even years, something is going to break.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Loy said among local governments, the city of San Diego does a good job of archiving thousands of records requests on its system.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024
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archive
1 of 2 noun
ar·chive
ˈär-ˌkīv 
1
: a place in which public records or historical documents are preserved
also
: the material preserved
—usually used in plural
2
: a collection of information
archive
2 of 2 verb
archived; archiving
: to file or collect in or as if in an archive
was archiving documents
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