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- [ahr-kahyv]
- /ˈɑr kaɪv/
- /ˈɑː.kaɪv/
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- [ahr-kahyv]
- /ˈɑr kaɪv/
Definitions of archives word
- noun archives Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation. 1
- noun archives archives, a place where public records or other historical documents are kept. 1
- noun archives any extensive record or collection of data: The encyclopedia is an archive of world history. The experience was sealed in the archive of her memory. 1
- noun archives Digital Technology. a long-term storage device, as a disk or magnetic tape, or a computer directory or folder that contains copies of files for backup or future reference. a collection of digital data stored in this way. a computer file containing one or more compressed files. a collection of information permanently stored on the Internet: The magazine has its entire archive online, from 1923 to the present. 1
- verb with object archives to place or store in an archive: to vote on archiving the city's historic documents. 1
- verb with object archives Digital Technology. to compress (computer files) and store them in a single file. 1
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Origin of archives
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; orig., as plural < French archives < Latin archī(v)a < Greek archeîa, orig. plural of archeîon public office, equivalent to arch(ḗ) magistracy, office + -eion suffix of place
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Parts of speech for Archives
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archives popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
archives usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for archives
noun archives
- repository — a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or offered for sale: a repository for discarded clothing.
- office — Microsoft Office
- museum — a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
- storage — the act of storing; state or fact of being stored: All my furniture is in storage.
- library — a place set apart to contain books, periodicals, and other material for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference, as a room, set of rooms, or building where books may be read or borrowed.
Top questions with archives
- what type of medical records are considered to be archives?
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