1. noun /ˈɑːkaɪv/
a) A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.
His archive of Old High German language texts is the most extensive in Britain.
b) The material so kept, considered as a whole (compare archives).
2. verb /ˈɑːkaɪv/
To put into an archive.
I was planning on archiving the documents from 2001.
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