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- [ahr-kahyv]
- /ˈɑr kaɪv/
- /ˈɑː.kaɪv/
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- [ahr-kahyv]
- /ˈɑr kaɪv/
Definitions of archiving word
- noun archiving Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation. 1
- noun archiving archives, a place where public records or other historical documents are kept. 1
- noun archiving 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 archiving 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 archiving to place or store in an archive: to vote on archiving the city's historic documents. 1
- verb with object archiving Digital Technology. to compress (computer files) and store them in a single file. 1
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Origin of archiving
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 Archiving
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archiving 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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