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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An archived version of the original, searchable website is available through the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine tool here. Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 1 July 2025 By 2018, it was wiped from retail stores, according to an archived page on Coca-Cola's website. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 26 June 2025 An archived version of the group’s website described Boelter as becoming an ordained minister in 1993. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025 ProPublica pored through archived resumes, federal financial disclosures forms, online databases and other documents. William Turton, ProPublica, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for archived

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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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 15 Jul. 2025.

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