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archival storage

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noun

  1. a method of retaining information outside of the internal memory of a computer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"With further development and commercialization, this type of multidimensional holographic data storage could enable smaller data centers and more efficient large-scale archival storage, while also enhancing data processing and transmission efficiency," said Tan.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

These documents are stored in accordance with the agency’s archival storage standards, according to NARA.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2022

The group’s new Owsley Brown II History Center features five floors of archival storage and two floors of multi-purpose event and exhibit space.

From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2016

A cup of coffee was nearby, Nora said, and the archivist carefully placed it and the lyrics a safe distance apart before explaining some of the basic points of archival storage.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2013

Human genome structure: such data would be ideal for Amazon's Glacier archival storage system, the company suggests.

From The Guardian • Aug. 21, 2012

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