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ar·chive
(är′kīv′)n.
1. often archives A place or collection containing records, documents, or other materials of historical interest: old land deeds in the municipal archives.
2. Computers
a. A long-term storage area, often on magnetic tape, for backup copies of files or for files that are no longer in active use.
b. A file containing one or more files in compressed format for more efficient storage and transfer.
3. A repository for stored memories or information: the archive of the mind.
tr.v. ar·chived, ar·chiv·ing, ar·chives
1. To place or store in an archive.
2. Computers To copy or compress (a file) into an archive.
[From French archives, from Latin archīva, from Greek arkheia, pl. of arkheion, town hall, from arkhē, government, from arkhein, to rule.]
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archive
(ˈɑːkaɪv)n (often plural)
1. (Library Science & Bibliography) a collection of records of or about an institution, family, etc
2. (Library Science & Bibliography) a place where such records are kept
3. (Computer Science) computing data transferred to a tape, disk, or directory for long-term storage rather than frequent use
vb (tr)
to store (documents, data, etc) in an archive or other repository
[C17: from Late Latin archīvum, from Greek arkheion repository of official records, from arkhē government]
arˈchival adj
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ar•chive
(ˈɑr kaɪv)n., v. -chived, -chiv•ing. n.
1. archives, a place where documents and other materials of public or historical importance are preserved.
2. Usu., archives. the documents and other materials preserved in such a place.
v.t. 3. to preserve in or as if in an archive.
[1595–1605; orig., as pl. < French archives < Latin archī(v)a < Greek archeîa, orig. pl. of archeîon public office]
ar•chi′val, adj.
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archive
When used in the context of deliberate planning, the directed command will remove the referenced operation plan, operation plan in concept format, and any associated Joint Operation Planning and Execution System automated data processing files from its library of active plans. All material will be prepared for shipment to appropriate archive facilities in accordance with appropriate command directives. See also maintain; retain.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Archive, Archives
a collection of documents, esp. a historical collection of written or printed material, nowadays including audio recordings and visual material.Examples: archives of their ancient records, 1645; a living archive in that business, 1865; the universities, archives of all the errors of the age, 1878.
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archive
Past participle: archived
Gerund: archiving
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| Noun | 1. | archive - a depository containing historical records and documents chancery - an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records depositary, depository, repository, deposit - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping |
| Verb | 1. |  archive - put into an archive |
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archive
noun record office, museum, registry, repository I decided I would go to the archive and look up the issue.
plural noun records, papers, accounts, rolls, documents, files, registers, deeds, chronicles, annals the archives of the Imperial War Museum
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archive
nounA place where something is deposited for safekeeping:
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Translations
archiv
arkiv
arkistoarkistoida
arhivarhivirati
archívumirattárlevéltárokmánytár
文書館
기록 보관소
archium
archyvasarchyvuoti
arkivarkivera
สถานที่เก็บเอกสารสำคัญ
hồ sơ lưu trữ
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archive
[ˈɑːrkaɪv] n → archives fpl
vt → archiver
modif [material, film, footage] → d'archivesarchive file n (COMPUTING) → fichier m d'archives
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
archive
n → Archiv nt (also Comput); archive file → Archivdatei f; archive material/film → Archivmaterial nt → /-film m
vt → archivieren
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archive
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