archives

UK
/ˈɑːkaɪvz/
US
/ˈɑrkaɪvz/

Translations

archivenoun

archives

pl

archives
pl
UK
/ˈɑːkaɪv/
US
/ˈɑrkaɪv/
The library has an extensive archive of historical documents.
В библиотеке есть обширный архив исторических документов.
archiveverb

archives

archived
Past Simple
archived
Past Participle
archiving
Gerund
UK
/ˈɑːkaɪv/
US
/ˈɑːrkaɪv/
The librarian will archive the rare manuscripts in a climate-controlled vault.
Библиотекарь будет архивировать редкие рукописи в хранилище с регулируемым климатом.

Definitions

archivenoun
A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
The university's archive contains manuscripts dating back to the 16th century.
A place where public records or other historical documents are kept.
Researchers visited the national archive to gather data for their study.
A computer file or set of files containing data that is no longer in active use but is kept for future reference.
The IT department created an archive of all the old project files before deleting them from the main server.
archiveverb
To place or store (documents, records, or files) in an archive for long-term preservation.
The librarian will archive the rare manuscripts in a climate-controlled vault.
Computing: to bundle or compress (digital files) into a single file for storage or transfer.
He archived the photos into a ZIP file before sending them.