Archival storage
noun
a method of retaining information outside of the internal memory of a computer
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- Archive site
archive site networking (Or “FTP site”, “FTP archive”) An Internet host where program source, documents, e-mail or news messages are stored for public access via anonymous FTP, Gopher, World-Wide Web or other document distribution system. There may be several archive sites for e.g. a Usenet newsgroup though one may be recognised as the main one. […]
- Archives
Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation. archives, a place where public records or other historical documents are kept. any extensive record or collection of data: The encyclopedia is an archive of world history. The experience was sealed in the archive […]
- Archivist
a person responsible for preserving, organizing, or servicing archival material. Contemporary Examples He was an American archivist who sought to keep the American musical tradition alive even when it was under assault. ‘Dirt Farmer,’ Levon Helm’s Overlooked Gem David Masciotra April 18, 2012 At the library, archivist Michael Stephens says Romney may even end up […]
- Archiving
Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation. archives, a place where public records or other historical documents are kept. any extensive record or collection of data: The encyclopedia is an archive of world history. The experience was sealed in the archive […]
- Archivolt
a molded or decorated band following the extrados of an arch or forming an archlike frame for an opening. Historical Examples The meaning of the sculpture in the archivolt was not clear to me, and seemed to refer to some legend. Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain George Edmund Street archivolt, the series of […]