ar•chive
Pronunciation: (är'kīv), [key] — n., v., -chived, -chiv•ing.
—n. - Usually,documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
- a place where public records or other historical documents are kept.
- 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.
—v.t. - to place or store in an archive: to vote on archiving the city's historic documents.
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