archivenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɑː.kaɪv/us/ˈɑːr.kaɪv/also archives [ plural ] a collection of historical records relating to a place, organization, or family:
archive film/footage/material
These old photographs should go in the family archives.
also archives [ plural ] a place where historical records are kept:
I've been studying village records in the local archive.
a computer file used to store electronic information or documents that you no longer need to use regularly
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Lists and catalogues
- a laundry list idiom
- a list as long as your arm idiom
- agenda
- archivist
- bucket list
- concordance
- GI
- honor roll
- honours list
- indices
- inventory
- laundry
- roster
- rota
- shortlist
- tally
- taxonomy
- transfer list
- wish list
- wordlist
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Computer concepts
archiveverb [ T ]
uk/ˈɑː.kaɪv/us/ˈɑːr.kaɪv/to store historical records or documents in an archive
in computer technology, to store electronic information that you no longer need to use regularly:
This software helps firms archive and retrieve emails.
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Keeping and storing things
- appropriate
- aside
- bank
- capture
- cling
- cling (on) to sth
- dump
- earmark
- lay
- lay sth in
- maintain
- pack sth away
- put sth away
- repository
- reserve
- stockpile
- storage
- store
- store sth up
- stow
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archival
adjective uk/ˌɑːˈkaɪ.vəl/us/ˌɑːrˈkaɪ.vəl/