archive

▪ I. archive archive ² noun [countable]

COMPUTING the part of a computer or computer system where information is stored in such a way that it cannot be changed or lost:

• You could rebuild your hard disk's contents from this archive.

  [m0] ▪ II. archive ar‧chive ¹ [ˈɑːkaɪv ǁ ˈɑːr-] verb [transitive]

COMPUTING to make a permanent copy of information held in a computer or to store the information so that it cannot be changed or lost:

• Once a month the files will be archived.

— archiving noun [uncountable] :

• the scanning and archiving of paper documents onto optical disks

• electronic archiving systems

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archive UK US /ˈɑːkaɪv/ noun

► [C, usually plural] a collection of records that are no longer used: »

an archive of financial statements

► [C] IT a computer file used to store electronic information or documents that you no longer need to use regularly: »

Use your e-mail application's archive feature to transfer messages that are older than six months to an archive file.

► [C] INTERNET a set of documents and files that are available on the internet for people to look at: »

An online archive exists with all of those reviews.

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archive UK US /ˈɑːkaɪv/ verb [T]

► to store old records or documents so that you can access them again in the future: »

The file was archived about a year ago after a worker wrongly labeled it as inactive.

► IT to store electronic information that you no longer need to use regularly in a special file that uses less space on your computer: »

In all, 31,000 archived e-mails thought to have been deleted were later uncovered.

archiving noun [U]

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The fragility of the discs means they aren't reliable enough for long-term archiving.