Archive

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈɑːkaɪv/; US IPA: /ˈɑɹkaɪv/
• enPR: är'kÄ«v'

Origin

From French archives, from Latin archīvum, from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheion, "town hall").

Full definition of archive

Noun

1. 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.
2. The material so kept, considered as a whole (compare archives).His archive of Old High German language texts is the most extensive in Britain.

Derived terms

Verb

1. To put into an archive.I was planning on archiving the documents from 2001.