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archive
- /ˈɑːkaɪv/ UK
- /-kɪv/ UK
- /ˈɑɹˌkaɪv/ US
- /ˈaːkɑɪv/ Australia
Where it comes from
The noun is borrowed from French archive, archif, from Late Latin archīvum, archīum (“archive; room containing an archive; public record office”), from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon, “office of a magistrate; public building or office; town hall; (in the plural) archives; public records”), a noun use of the neuter form of *ἀρχεῖος (*arkheîos, “relating to an office”), from ᾰ̓ρχή (ărkhḗ, “beginning, origin; authority, sovereignty”) (from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to begin; to govern, rule”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to fit; to fix; to put together”), or *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin; to command; to rule”)) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix meaning ‘of or relating to’ forming adjectives).
The verb is derived from the noun.
noun archives
- A repository or other place for storing material (such as documents and records) no longer in current use, and usually having historical value. The chiefeſt of the firſt Precinct vvas Lubeck, vvhere the Archives of their ancient Records, and their prime Chancery is ſtill, […]
- The material so stored, considered as a whole. His archive of Old High German texts is the most extensive in Britain.
- A natural deposit of material, regarded as a record of environmental changes over time. peat archive soil archive
- A collection, a repository. [T]heſe curious meddlers in collecting and gathering together on all ſides the errours, imperfections, defaults, and ſolæciſmes (as I may ſo ſay) not of verſes or Poemes, but of other mens lives, make of their memorie a moſt unpleaſant Archive or Regiſter, and uncivile Record, vvhich they ever carie
verb archives · archiving · archived
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To place or store (something, such as a document or record) in an archive (noun sense 1.1).
I was planning on archiving the documents from 2001.
Similar: archivize, file away · Opposite: de-archive, unarchive
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To transfer (less used or obsolete data, files, etc.) to a storage medium for long-term storage.
Opposite: de-archive, unarchive
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: file away, archival, file, record-keeping, registry, record, photo, filer, filename, repository, stockpiling, store, backs, storage, storing, executable
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noun material so stored, considered as a whole
| हिन्दी | पुरालेख purālekh |
|---|
noun repository or other place for storing material no longer in current use, and usually having historical value
| Español | archivo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아카이브 akaibeu, 보관소 bogwanso, 공문서 gongmunseo |
| 日本語 | アーカイブ ākaibu, 文書の保管所 bunsho no hokansho, 書庫 shoko |
| 中文 | 存檔 /存档 cúndàng, 檔案 /档案 dàng'àn, 檔案館 /档案馆 dàng'ànguǎn, 卷宗 juànzōng, 歸檔 /归档 guīdàng |
| हिन्दी | पुरालेख purālekh |
| Português | arquivo |
| Français | archives |
| Deutsch | Archiv |
| Italiano | archivio, banca dati |
| Ελληνικά | αρχείο archeío, σμήνος smínos |
| Română | arhivă |
| Русский | архи́в arxív |
| Tiếng Việt | trung tâm lưu trữ, kho tàng, tàng thư |
| العربية | أَرْشِيف ʔaršīf |
| עברית | אַרְכִיּוֹן arkhión |
verb to place or store (something) in an archive
| Español | archivar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보존하다 bojonhada, 보관하다 bogwanhada |
| 日本語 | アーカイブに格納する ākaibu ni kakunō suru |
| 中文 | 檔案 /档案 dàng'àn, 歸檔 /归档 guīdàng |
| Português | arquivar |
| Français | archiver |
| Deutsch | archivieren |
| Italiano | archiviare |
| Ελληνικά | αρχειοθετώ archeiothetó |
| Română | arhiva |
| Русский | архиви́ровать arxivírovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | lưu trữ thông tin |
Talk about this word "archive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/archive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. archive. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/archive "archive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/archive.Cite this
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