archive
English meaning: Archive
Definition
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.
Example
“The documentary used rare archive footage from the 1920s.”
Another example: “You can search the newspaper's online archive for old articles.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A collection of historical records or documents, or the place where they are kept; in computing, a file (often compressed) storing older data. As a verb, to archive means to store for the long term. Neutral to formal/technical register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From French 'archives', from Latin 'archivum', from Greek 'arkheia' 'public records'; early 17th century.
Synonyms
Related Words
- org
- archiving
- slovakia
- http
- archives
- html
- archival
- repository
- footage
- www
Common Collocations
- national archive
- archive footage
- web archive
- digital archive
- archive material
- public archive
Word Forms
archive (n); archives (pl); archive, archived, archiving (v)
Word Tools
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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