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

Examples of archived in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Three suspects — two from Sacramento and another from Antioch — shoved a woman aside to take her pickup truck and steal her cigarettes before fleeing the scene, according to police and archived radio dispatches. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024 An archived version of its website says there are more than 5,800 devices on its network, and the team provides computers and servers to staff. Matt Burgess, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024 Officers were told of the stabbing just before 4:25 p.m. after an altercation broke out between at least two men on Traction Avenue and Colfax Street in the Old North Sacramento neighborhood, according to archived radio dispatches. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024 In total, the study identified 16 different microplastic polymer types in contemporary and archived soil samples, the statement adds. Jack Guy, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024 The sheen did not match archived samples from nearby oil platforms, according to the agency. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024 Deputies canvassing the area searched said witnesses saw cars fleeing from the area, according to archived radio dispatches. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024 The suspect then left the bar and tried to fight 20 people who were following him in the parking lot, according to archived radio dispatches reviewed by The Sacramento Bee. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2024 OpenAI has signed a deal with the Associated Press to license its content for AI training and last month inked a multiyear deal with publisher Axel Springer, which owns Business Insider and Politico, that gives OpenAI access to its current and archived content. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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