archived

adjective

ar·​chived ˈär-ˌkīvd How to pronounce archived (audio)
: filed or collected in or as if in an archive
archived photographs
archived email messages
Newspapers should be lowering their prices for archived content.Karim Mostafa
The individual file drawers stacked in the basement were all locked and alarmed, as was the microfilm storage area of archived cards, which occupied a fireproof vault that was also connected to Max Kessler's alarm system.Paul Christopher

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The couple moved just north of New Orleans to Covington, Louisiana, in 1994, according to an archived story in the Times-Picayune newspaper. Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025 Zoom in: An archived version of the list includes the Santa Fe Federal Building and A. Maceo Smith Federal Building in Dallas, which houses public defenders, labor department personnel and other federal workers. Axios, 11 Mar. 2025 Scrapers prove to be more effective in the extraction of dynamic or non-standardized content, such as product descriptions, customer reviews or historical information that originates from archived sites. Sandro Shubladze, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 California, the District of Columbia, Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina and Wisconsin had also launched phases of their rebate programs in recent months, according to data on an archived federal website. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for archived

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of archived was in 1886

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“Archived.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archived. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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