Archival
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɑːˈkaɪv(ə)l/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Archival is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to an archive or archiving.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to an archive or archiving.
More Meanings
- Of a material: having a quality suited to the conservational needs of archiving.
- (uncountable) The practice of storing items in an archive; archiving; (countable) an instance of this.
Example Sentences
archival boxes archival paper
Our nightly computer backups include the archival of old e-mail messages.
In archival photographs, these lost structures appear almost futuristic (even today) in the way they carried trains across deep ravines on slender, balanced combinations of wrought and cast iron.
Word Forms
- archivals
Synonyms for archival
Depending on context, synonyms include archivation, archivization.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include archived, archive, file, record-keeping, documentary, registry.
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