Archived
/ˈɑːrkaɪvd/
Definitions
- (adj.) Describes documents or records preserved for historical or legal reference, no longer active in current use.
The archived contracts were reviewed for compliance with regulations.
- (v.) Past tense of archive, meaning to place documents or records into an archive for preservation.
The company archived all correspondence related to the merger.
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In legal contexts, 'archived' often denotes the status of documents as preserved and non-current; care should be taken to distinguish 'archived' as adjective from its use as past tense verb.
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