Archive
WordNet
noun
(1) A depository containing historical records and documents
verb
(2) Put into an archive
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From from , from .
Noun
- 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.
- The material so kept, considered as a whole (compare archives).
- His archive of Old High German language texts is the most extensive in Britain.
Verb
- To put into an archive.
- I was planning on archiving the documents from 2001.