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   archive

   /ˈɑːkʌɪv/

   noun

   • 1. a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people: "source materials in local archives" Similar recordsannalschroniclesregistersaccountspapersdocumentsrollsdossiersfilesdeedsledgershistoryinformationevidencedocumentationpaperworkformal:muniments
   • ▪ the place where historical documents or records are kept: "they were allowed to study in the archives" Similar record officeregistryrepositorymuseumchancery
   • ▪ a complete record of the data in part or all of a computer system, stored on an infrequently used medium.

   verb

   • 1. place or store (something) in an archive.
   • ▪ transfer (data) to a less frequently used storage medium such as magnetic tape: "the entire directory will be archived"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘place where records are kept’): from French archives (plural), from Latin archiva, archia, from Greek arkheia ‘public records’, from arkhē ‘government’. The verb dates from the late 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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