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archive

Pronunciation: /ˈɑːkaɪv/

The English word “archive” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A repository or other place for storing material (such as documents and records) no longer in current use, and usually having historical value.
  2. The material so stored, considered as a whole.
  3. A natural deposit of material, regarded as a record of environmental changes over time.
  4. A collection, a repository.

verb

  1. To place or store (something, such as a document or record) in an archive (noun sense 1.1).
  2. To transfer (less used or obsolete data, files, etc.) to a storage medium for long-term storage.
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