I. ˈär-ˌkīv noun
Etymology: French & Latin; French, from Latin archivum, from Greek archeion government house (in plural, official documents), from archē rule, government — more at arch-
Date: 1603
1. : a place in which public records or historical documents are preserved ; also : the material preserved — often used in plural
2. : a repository or collection especially of information
II. transitive verb
( ar·chived ; ar·chiv·ing )
Date: 1855
: to file or collect in or as if in an archive
archive documents
archived tissue samples