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

Examples of archived in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The incident began after a woman screamed to dispatchers that she had been shot about 1:10 a.m. in the 3300 block of Hartselle Way, according to archived radio dispatches reviewed by The Sacramento Bee. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024 Bernadine Waters Gunner was last seen alive on July 11, 2010, wearing a black camisole shirt and tan khaki capri pants, according to an archived Camden County missing persons page. Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024 Firefighters said there was a man stuck in a back bedroom, according to archived audio dispatch calls reviewed by The Sacramento Bee. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024 Until as recently as Tuesday, Tesla was advertising more than 3,400 job postings across the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Puerto Rico—the bulk of which were in California, Texas, and Nevada, according to Quartz’s analysis of archived pages. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 May 2024 There were at least five people inside the residence when the suspect allegedly stabbed a woman with a kitchen knife, according to archived radio dispatches reviewed by The Sacramento Bee. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024 However, an archived story from The Star in 2001 says the bunnies were originally created in 1922 by Ed Stratemeier, a commercial sculptor for the J.C. Nichols Company, quoting an interview with Stratemeier’s son. Sidney Steele, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024 Three suspects — two from Sacramento and another from Antioch — shoved a woman aside to take her pickup truck and steal her cigarettes before fleeing the scene, according to police and archived radio dispatches. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024 An archived version of its website says there are more than 5,800 devices on its network, and the team provides computers and servers to staff. Matt Burgess, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 29 May. 2024.

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