archived

adjective

ar·​chived ˈär-ˌkīvd How to pronounce archived (audio)
: filed or collected in or as if in an archive
archived photographs
archived email messages
Newspapers should be lowering their prices for archived content.Karim Mostafa
The individual file drawers stacked in the basement were all locked and alarmed, as was the microfilm storage area of archived cards, which occupied a fireproof vault that was also connected to Max Kessler's alarm system.Paul Christopher

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The same product had a cap of two purchases per membership in September 2023, according to an archived snapshot of the listing. Mike Snider, USA Today, 15 May 2025 The royals have failed to sell the plane, which was put on the market in 2020, according to an archived listing. Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 Updating ‘The Futurist Cookbook,’ One Meal at a Time William L. Porter, Designer of Classic American Cars, Dies at 93 Leaders at the two Memphis museums hope the public can help identify people in the archived images and offer context and stories about them. Houston Cofield, New York Times, 14 May 2025 At least three inmate firefighters have been killed on the job, according to the California Legislature and archived news stories. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for archived

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of archived was in 1886

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“Archived.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archived. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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