archive
ar•chive (är´kīv) n.
[[Fr archif < LL archivum < Gr archeion, town hall < archē, the beginning, government]]
[usually pl.] 1
a) a place where public records, documents, etc. are kept
b) a place where material having documentary interest, as private papers, institutional records, memorabilia, or photographs, is kept
2 the records, material, etc. kept in either of such places
–vt.
–chived',
–chiv'ing to place or keep (records, papers, etc.) in or as in archives
