to archive
30
3.9
- verb
- /ˈɑːrkaɪv/
:
archivar
- It is important to archive your digital photos in case of computer failure.
- archived data
- archived file
- archived documents
I know they can archive that all they want to.
- I know they can archive that all they want to.
- The data is collected and archived at Johns Hopkins University.
- And he went and documented and archived that landscape.
- But the truth is we don't need to archive most of our second grade artwork.
- And I'll just be like archive, archive, archive.
- So so things get a philtre rule will apply a label and then it archives.
Examples
-
In the case of Twitter, all public tweets are being archived by the Library of Congress.
Academic text (2015) -
To conduct longitudinal studies, PIs must necessarily record and archive participant identifiers so that later follow-up is possible.
Academic text (2008) -
You asked me to archive the materials of your father.
-
We need to archive all of the key articles onto our web site.
-
You have to archive and catalog and establish ownership.
-
To better explain the events of the story, the director has included actual archived footage throughout the film.
-
But the truth is we don't need to archive most of our second grade artwork.
-
The data is collected and archived at Johns Hopkins University.
-
Public health laboratories should archive fecal samples from all gastroenteritis outbreaks until a cause is established.
Academic text (2012) -
The librarian will archive these old documents to preserve them for future research.
Synonyms
463
1.0
To put something away to use later
211
1.3
Record data on a computer to use later
89
1.8
To put papers in order so they can be found later
6
3.3
To place papers in order and keep them where you can find them later
3
2.6
To put something in a safe place to use later
1
9.9
To put something away in a safe place to keep it
1
2.0
Keep a document on a computer so you do not lose your work
1
5.8
To hide things like food or money in a secret place for later use
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Archive comes from the same idea of putting papers into an archive or 'government office' (Greek arkheion) and is related to monarch ('ruler'). So to archive something is to store it long-term in a safe place for future use.