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Definition archive in British English

archive noun

[countable] noun
/ˈɑː(r)kaɪv/
Example

The reports are preserved in the official archives.

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1.1

a place where you store historical documents and records

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2

a copy of a computer file that you save on a disk or tape

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2.1

a copy of information that is put on the Internet so that other people can use it

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3

a collection of computer files that have been saved together in compressed form

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Definition archive in British English