Archive Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of ARCHIVE

[count]

:

a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are kept

• an archive of historical manuscripts
• The original movie was stored in a film archive.

also

:

the material that is stored in an archive

• He has been reading through the archives to research his article on the town's history.

— archival

/ɑɚˈkaɪvəl/

adjective

• archival resources/material

Britannica Dictionary definition of ARCHIVE

[+ object]

:

to collect and store materials (such as recordings, documents, or computer files) so that they can be found and used when they are needed

• 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