ARCHIVE Definition & Meaning

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noun

Usually archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
archives, a place where public records or other historical documents are kept.
any extensive record or collection of data.
The encyclopedia is an archive of world history. The experience was sealed in the archive of her memory.
Digital Technology.��
1. a long-term storage device, as a disk or magnetic tape, or a computer directory or folder that contains copies of files for backup or future reference.
2. a collection of digital data stored in this way.
3. a computer file containing one or more compressed files.
4. a collection of information permanently stored on the internet.
  The magazine has its entire archive online, from 1923 to the present.

verb (used with object)

archived, archiving

to place or store in an archive.
to vote on archiving the city's historic documents.
Digital Technology.��to compress (computer files) and store them in a single file.

noun

a collection of records of or about an institution, family, etc
a place where such records are kept
computing data transferred to a tape or disk for long-term storage rather than frequent use

verb

to store (documents, data, etc) in an archive or other repository

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of archive¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; originally, as plural, from French archives, from the Late Latin plural noun archīva, archīa “public records,” from Greek ��î�� “public records,” plural of ��î�ǲ� “town hall, public office,” equivalent to ��ḗ “magistracy, office” + -eion suffix of location

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of archive¹

C17: from Late Latin ��ī��ܳ�, from Greek arkheion repository of official records, from ��ŧ government

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What the younger Seed found, accompanied by memories from her mother’s colleagues, was a rich archive of adventurous work and personal expression: photos, journals, contact sheets, Super8 film, audio pieces and a trove of interviews.

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Further images showcasing the band's archive and iconic album artwork will also go on display in the city's Victoria Square.

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ProPublica pored through archived resumes, federal financial disclosures forms, online databases and other documents.

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To answer your question, I should find out how many terabytes of footage it was, but it was extremely intimidating to walk into the archives.

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The Women's History Museum of Zambia was set up in 2016 to document and archive women's histories and indigenous knowledge.

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