/ahr"kuyv/ , n. , v. , archived, archiving .
n.
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 archives , a place where public records or other historical documents are kept.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.
v.t.
4. to place or store in an archive: to vote on archiving the city's historic documents.
[ 1595-1605; orig., as pl. archives archi ( v ) a archeîa, orig. pl. of ARCHEÎON public office, equiv. to arch ( é ) magistracy, office + -eion suffix of place ]