archival Definition

archive
noun

1a. A collection of old public documents, records, etc;

Form: archives (usually)
1b. A place where such documents are kept.

Thesaurus: repository, record office, library, museum.
Form: archives (usually)
2. computing.
A place for keeping data or files which are seldom used or needed.

verb archived, archiving

1. To store (documents, data, etc) in an archive.
2. computing.
To move and store (files or data that are not often used or needed) out of a computer's internal memory.

Derivative: archival
adj

Etymology: 17c: French, from Greek archeion public office or records, from arkhe government.