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archive

archive

264 4.1
A place that keeps old public records, letters, and photographs safe for a long time
  • noun
  • /ˈɑːrkaɪv/
translation icon : archivo
  • That means you'll have instantaneous access to criminal records plus an archive of CCTV footage from 2011 to the present.
  • library and archives
  • national archives
  • university archives

If, if you'd like, you can go to a place called Bio Archive BIORXIV.

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Examples

  • The historical society has a vast collection of documents stored in its archive.

  • So there you own a house because there is a document in some archive that says that you own it.

  • I have a friend in the Catholic archives.

  • The Library of Congress and Georgia Archives each maintain original copies of this map.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But eventually I went there and found in the archives exactly what had befallen each of them and when.

    Academic text (2011)
  • With Daniel Tucker, she is at work on Never the Same, an archive of interviews on transformative experiences in art.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Sandy Berger was conducting some research in the National Archives.

  • Ptolemaios wrote down dozens of dreams, which still survive in his archive, a window into the minds of ordinary Egyptians.

  • Researchers often visit the national archive to find historical documents and records.

  • The library's archive contains manuscripts that date back several centuries.

Synonyms

depository
vsarchive
26 5.9

A safe place where people keep documents or other valuable items

is specifically about preserving public records and historical materials
repository
vsarchive
21 6.7

A place where things are kept safe for future use

is specifically a site for storing and preserving public records and documents
archives
vsarchive
1 4.5

A place where old documents and records are kept for studying history

is the place where public records are stored and preserved
depository library
vsarchive
  • Specialized
6.4

A library that receives and keeps government documents for people to use

is a place focused on storing and preserving records rather than public access

How Large

archive
264 4.1

Surface Forms

archive singular
archives plural

Etymology

Archive comes from the Greek word arkheion, which was the 'government office' where important papers were kept, and it shares the same root as monarch ('ruler'). So an archive is a place where important public records and old documents are stored and kept safe.