archive
archive
(ɑːʳkaɪv )Word forms: plural archives
1. countable noun [usually plural]
The archive or archives are a collection of documents and records that contain historical information. You can also use archives to refer to the place where archives are stored.
...the archives of the Imperial War Museum.
I decided I would go to the Archive the next day and look up the appropriate issue.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Archive material is information that comes from archives.
...archive material.
...pieces of archive film.
