[ar.chive] n [F & L; F, fr. L archivum, fr. Gk archeion government house (in pl., official documents), fr. arche rule, government--more at arch-] (1603): a place in which public records or historical documents are preserved; also: the material preserved--often used in pl.
[2]archive vt ar.chived ; ar.chiv.ing (1926): to file or collect (as records or documents) in or as if in an archive