ar·chived
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Definition of archived
: 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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“Archived.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archived. Accessed 26 May. 2022.
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The first known use of archived was in 1886
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