1
: a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
an archive of historical manuscripts
a film archive
also
: the material preserved
—often used in plural
reading through the archives
2
: a repository or collection especially of information
archived; archiving
: to file or collect in or as if in an archive
archive documents
archived tissue samples
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Verb
The organization was devoted to cataloging and archiving printed materials on the labor movement.
She archived her e-mail messages in a folder on her hard drive.
a collection of archived articles
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Subscribe to continue Get access to select stories from the archives, along with unlimited digital access to Vogue, for $3 $1/month for one year.
—Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Writers have reasons to resist having their work archived.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Noun
From the archives: Lonzo Ball (Los Angeles Times) After a two-year hiatus because of injuries, former Chino Hills standout Lonzo Ball has returned to playing for the Chicago Bulls.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Subscribe to continue Get access to select stories from the archives, along with unlimited digital access to Vogue, for $3 $1/month for one year.
—Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
Such regulatory dark matter is not reliably cataloged and archived.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Writers have reasons to resist having their work archived.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Archive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archive. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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archive
1 of 2 noun
ar·chive
ˈär-ˌkīv 
1
: a place in which public records or historical documents are preserved
also
: the material preserved
—usually used in plural
2
: a collection of information
archive
2 of 2 verb
archived; archiving
: to file or collect in or as if in an archive
was archiving documents
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