archive
noun
Usually archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
archived
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past participleof archive.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof archive.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
archivenounUsually archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
Example Sentences
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"When someone shares a conversation, they are making that content publicly accessible, and like other public web content, it may be archived by third-party services," the spokeswoman added.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“The fact that this is now archived and retrievable with metadata is amazing, because anybody doing research will now be able to access this information. It’s not just in my dad’s folder.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Much like at a crime scene, everything is documented, archived, and then cleaned up," Marroni said.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
The department archived and later restored mention of a policy that said the government can’t investigate individuals lawfully protesting government activities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
I had Pac-Man pattern diagrams out the wazoo, along with hundreds of hours of archived video of the best Pac-Man players in history.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
