A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.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A place where public records or other historical documents are kept.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.