Definitions for archives
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1. archivesnoun

   collection of records especially about an institution

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1. Archivesnoun

   without a singular. The places where records or ancient writings are kept. It is perhaps sometimes used for the writings themselves.

   Etymology: archiva, Lat.

   Though we think our words vanish with the breath that utters them, yet they become records in God’s court, and are laid up in his archives, as witnesses either for or against us. Government of the Tongue, § 1.

   I shall now only look a little into the Mosaick archives, to observe what they furnish us with upon this subject. John Woodward.

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1. archives

   An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials – in any medium – or the physical facility in which they are located.Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of that person or organization. Professional archivists and historians generally understand archives to be records that have been naturally and necessarily generated as a product of regular legal, commercial, administrative, or social activities. They have been metaphorically defined as "the secretions of an organism", and are distinguished from documents that have been consciously written or created to communicate a particular message to posterity. In general, archives consist of records that have been selected for permanent or long-term preservation on grounds of their enduring cultural, historical, or evidentiary value. Archival records are normally unpublished and almost always unique, unlike books or magazines of which many identical copies may exist. This means that archives are quite distinct from libraries with regard to their functions and organization, although archival collections can often be found within library buildings.A person who works in archives is called an archivist. The study and practice of organizing, preserving, and providing access to information and materials in archives is called archival science. The physical place of storage can be referred to as an archive (more usual in the United Kingdom), an archives (more usual in the United States), or a repository.The computing use of the term "archive" should not be confused with the record-keeping meaning of the term.

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1. Archives

   of Archive

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1. Archives

   Archives is a compilation album by Darkest Hour, released on October 3, 2006 through A-F Records. The disc includes tracks from the band's first two independent EPs, 1996's The Misanthrope and 1999's The Prophecy Fulfilled. The audio for this release was re-mastered from the original master tapes. Unlike the band's more recent material, the following early work of Darkest Hour is much more hardcore orientated metalcore.

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1. Archives

   ärk′īvz, n. the place in which government records are kept: (pl.) public records—also figuratively in both senses.—adj. Arch′ival, pertaining to, or contained in, archives or records.—n. Arch′ivist, a keeper of archives or records. [Fr.—Gr. archeion, magisterial residence—archē, government.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of archives in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of archives in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of archives in a Sentence

1. Richard Sauber:

   The documents were discovered when the President’s personal attorneys were packing files housed in a locked closet to prepare to vacate office space at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., the President periodically used this space from mid-2017 until the start of the 2020 campaign. On the day of this discovery, November 2, 2022, the White House Counsel’s Office notified the National Archives. The Archives took possession of the materials the following morning.

2. Sandy Berger:

   I deeply regret the actions that I took at the National Archives two years ago, and I accept the judgment of the court.

3. Richard Sauber:

   The White House is cooperating with the National Archives and the Department of Justice regarding the discovery of what appear to be Obama-Biden Administration records, including a small number of documents with classified markings, the documents were discovered when the President’s personal attorneys were packing files housed in a locked closet to prepare to vacate office space at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C. The President periodically used this space from mid-2017 until the start of the 2020 campaign. On the day of this discovery, November 2, 2022, the White House Counsel’s Office notified the National Archives. The Archives took possession of the materials the following morning.

4. Guillaume Henry:

   A year ago, Patou was a project without an address, without archives, without material, without anything, it was necessary to set up a company, a century-old company.

5. The Supreme Court:

   Because the Court of Appeals concluded that President Trump's claims would have failed even if President Trump were President Trump, President Trump status as a former President necessarily made no difference to the court's decision, tonight's ruling is a major setback for former President Trump in President Trump efforts to block the National Archives from turning over documents to the January 6 Committee.

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