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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 a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people: "source materials in local archives"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.
The meaning of ARCHIVE is a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved; also : the material preserved —often used in plural. How to use archive in a sentence.
ARCHIVE definition: 1. a collection of historical records relating to a place, organization, or family: 2. a place…. Learn more.
ARCHIVE meaning: 1. a collection of historical records relating to a place, organization, or family: 2. a place…. Learn more.
archives, a place where public records or other historical documents are kept.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.
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 is an accumulation of historical records or materials – in any medium – or the physical facility in which they are located. [1] [2] 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.
archive. a collection of historical documents or records of a government, a family, a place or an organization; the place where these records are stored.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 BBC's archives are bulging with material. We are collecting documents to build up 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)
a. a place where public records, documents, etc. are kept. b. a place where material having documentary interest, as private papers, institutional records, memorabilia, or photographs, is kept. 2. the records, material, etc. kept in either of such places.
a collection of historical documents that provides information about the past, or a place where they are kept: the national archives.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 ]
