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(v.) (1) To copy files to a long-term storage medium for backup. Large computer systems often have two layers of backup, the first of which is a disk drive. Periodically, the computer operator will archive files on the disk to a second storage device, usually a tape drive. On smaller systems, archiving is synonymous with backing up. (2) To compress a file. (n.) (1) A disk, tape, or directory that contains files that have been backed up. (2) A file that contains one or more files in a compressed format. (adj.) In DOS systems, the archive attribute marks files that have been modified since the last backup.
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