Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Synonyms
Nearby Entries
archives - 3 dictionary results
Microfilm Specialist
 Microfilming and digital scanning specialist for over 20 years
 westcoastmicrographics.com
Go Paperless Now
 A paperless office can be achieved today with DiVA document management
 www.DiVASolutions.com
Simplify Your Scanning
 NeatScan: Automatic Image Clean Up Create searchable PDFs & JPEGs
 www.NeatCo.com/NeatScan

ar⋅chive

  [ahr-kahyv] noun, verb, -chived, -chiv⋅ing.
Use archives in a Sentence
–noun
1. Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
2. archives, a place where public records or other historical documents are kept.
3. 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.
–verb (used with object)
4. to place or store in an archive: to vote on archiving the city's historic documents.
Origin:
1595–1605; orig., as pl. < F archives < L archī(v)a < Gk archeîa, orig. pl. of archeîon public office, equiv. to arch() magistracy, office + -eion suffix of place
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To archives
Microfilm Specialist
 Microfilming and digital scanning specialist for over 20 years
 westcoastmicrographics.com
Go Paperless Now
 A paperless office can be achieved today with DiVA document management
 www.DiVASolutions.com
ar·chive   (är'kīv')   
n.  
  1. A place or collection containing records, documents, or other materials of historical interest. Often used in the plural: old land deeds in the municipal archives.
  2. Computer Science
    1. A long-term storage area, often on magnetic tape, for backup copies of files or for files that are no longer in active use.
    2. A file containing one or more files in compressed format for more efficient storage and transfer.
  3. A repository for stored memories or information: the archive of the mind.
tr.v.   ar·chived, ar·chiv·ing, ar·chives
  1. To place or store in an archive.
  2. Computer Science To copy or compress (a file) into an archive.

[From French archives, from Latin archīva, from Greek arkheia, pl. of arkheion, town hall, from arkhē, government, from arkhein, to rule.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

archives 
1603, from Fr. archif, from L.L. archivum (sing.), from Gk. ta arkheia "public records," pl. of arkheion "town hall," from arkhe "government," lit. "beginning, origin, first place" (see archon). The verb is first attested 1934.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Language Translation for : archives
Spanish: archivo,
German: das Archiv,
Japanese: 公文書館
More Translations »
Search another word or see archives on Thesaurus | Reference
Simplify Your Scanning
 NeatScan: Automatic Image Clean Up Create searchable PDFs & JPEGs
 www.NeatCo.com/NeatScan
Document Management Sys.
 Free Quotes: Multiple Vendors Document Imaging, Archiving & More!
 DocumentMgmt.BuyerZone.com
Document Archiving
 Securely archive your documents. Call us today for more information!
 www.DocuLynx-Inc-ne.com