archival

Connected with keeping or using old documents and other records.

• The film includes archival footage.
• She examined archival records from the town library.
• These archival photographs show how the street once looked.

Common phrases: archival records, archival footage, archival research, archival material

Made to last a long time without damaging the objects or records kept with it.

• Use archival paper for the prints.
• We stored the letters in archival boxes.
• Is this glue of archival quality?

Common phrases: archival paper, archival boxes, archival quality, archival ink

The act of keeping documents or other items safely for future use.

• Data archival takes place each night.
• The policy requires archival of all project records.
• Successful archival depends on reliable storage.

How to use it: archival of something (The system handles the archival of old messages.)

Similar words: archiving

Common phrases: data archival, archival of something, digital archival