archive

• Nom désignant un ensemble de documents historiques ou d'enregistrements, ou le lieu où ces ensembles sont conservés.

A noun referring to a collection of historical documents or records, or a place where such collections are stored.

1. Collection of historical recordsB2formal

   A place where public records or historical documents are kept.

   Archives (collection de documents historiques)

   • The national archive contains centuries of documents.
   • Researchers visited the archive to study old letters.
   • The city archive holds birth and marriage records.

   Synonymesdepositoryregistryrepositorystorehouse

2. Digital storageB1informalIT

   A collection of files or data stored for long-term preservation, often compressed.

   Archive numérique

   • I downloaded the archive file from the website.
   • The server stores all backups in a zip archive.
   • She organized her photos into a digital archive.

   Synonymesbackuprepositorystorevault

• Verbe désignant le fait de stocker des données ou des fichiers dans un format compressé ou de placer des documents dans des archives pour une conservation à long terme.

A verb used to store data or files in a compressed format or to place documents in an archive for long-term preservation.

1. Store for long-term preservationB2formal

   To store documents, files, or data in an archive for future reference or preservation.

   archiver

   • Please archive all the old emails after reading them.
   • The company archives financial records for seven years.
   • She archived the project files on the server.

   Synonymescachecatalogdepositfilepreserverecordstorewarehouse

   Antonymesdeletediscardpurge

2. Compress and save filesB1informalIT

   To compress files or data into an archive format for efficient storage or transfer.

   Archiver (compression de fichiers)

   • I need to archive these photos before deleting them.
   • He archived the large dataset into a ZIP file.
   • The software automatically archives temporary files.

   Synonymesbundlecompresspackpackagezip