Definition of archive
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
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Origin and Etymology of archive
French & Latin; French, from Latin archivum, from Greek archeion government house (in plural, official documents), from archē rule, government — more at arch-
First Known Use: 1603
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Definition of archive
archived
;archiving
transitive verb
: to file or collect in or as if in an archive archive documents archived tissue samples
Examples of archive in a sentence
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
Origin and Etymology of archive
see 1archive
First Known Use: 1831
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Definition of archive for English Language Learners
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: to collect and store materials (such as recordings, documents, or computer files) so that they can be found and used when they are needed
ARCHIVE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of archive for Students
: a place in which public records or historical papers are saved
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