noun
- a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people
- the place where historical documents and records are stored
verb
- to place or store in an archive
Examples
- The university archives contain letters from famous alumni.
- Researchers spent weeks studying the company’s financial archives.
- The national archives house important government documents.
- She visited the archives to research her family history.
- The librarian archives old newspapers for future reference.
- They decided to archive the outdated files in storage.
- The museum archives artifacts from ancient civilizations.