archief — meaning in English

English meaning

• archive noun A place or collection where historical documents or records are stored.
• library noun A building or institution that holds books and other media for people to borrow or use.

Senses

archief is used for these senses in English:

• archive A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.
• library A collection of books or other forms of stored information.

archive — full definition

1. noun A place or collection where historical documents or records are stored.
2. verb To store something away, often digitally, for future reference rather than everyday use.

library — full definition

1. noun A building or institution that holds books and other media for people to borrow or use.
2. noun A collection of books, recordings, or other stored information, whether physical or digital.
3. noun A collection of reusable software code that programs can call on for common functions.

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