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- DictionaryAr·chive/ˈärˌkīv/
noun
- 1. a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people: "source materials in local archives"
verb
- 1. place or store (something) in an archive.
Archive definition: documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.. See examples of ARCHIVE used in a sentence.
2 days ago · archive in British English. (ˈɑːkaɪv ) noun (often plural) 1. a collection of records of or about an institution, family, etc. 2. a place where such records are kept. 3. computing. data transferred to a tape, disk, or directory for long-term storage rather than frequent use.
An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials – in any medium – or the physical facility in which they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the history and function of that person or organization.
An archive is a collection of older things — documents, books, movies, or something else — that's meant to preserve them. Archives tell us about history. An archive involves old stuff — specifically, a collection of old stuff, often put together by a librarian.
archive. noun. /ˈɑːkaɪv/. /ˈɑːrkaɪv/. (also archives [plural]) a collection of historical documents or records of a government, a family, a place or an organization; the place where these records are stored. the National Sound Archive. archive film. The BBC's archives are bulging with material.
a collection of historical documents that provides information about the past, or a place where they are kept: the national archives. a place on a computer used to store information or documents that you do not need to use often. archive. verb [ T ] uk / ˈɑːkaɪv / us. to store paper or electronic documents in an archive.
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)
