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"Archive" Definition

noun

A place or collection containing records, documents, or other materials of historical interest. Often used in the plural: old land deeds in the municipal archives.
A repository for stored memories or information: the archive of the mind.
Computer Science A file containing one or more files in compressed format for more efficient storage and transfer.
Computer Science A long-term storage area, often on magnetic tape, for backup copies of files or for files that are no longer in active use.
A place in which public records or historical documents are preserved.

verb-transitive

Computer Science To copy or compress (a file) into an archive.
To place or store in an archive.

verb

To file or collect in or as if in an archive .

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