archive

Definitions of archive
  1. noun
    a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
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    carte, carte de score
    (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
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    donnée, fait
    a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
  2. noun
    anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
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    compte rendu
    a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
    souche, talon
    the part of a check that is retained as a record
    fichier
    a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
    chronique, histoire, récit
    a record or narrative description of past events
    note
    a brief written record
    duplicata
    a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
    registre
    an official written record of names or events or transactions
    compte rendu, procès-verbal
    a written account of what transpired at a meeting
    fichier, fichier informatique
    (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form
    annales
    a chronological account of events in successive years
    biographie
    an account of the series of events making up a person's life
    traduction
    a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
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    preuve
    an indication that makes something evident
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