archival

archival
a) Of or pertaining to an archive or archiving.

Their archival methods left something to be desired.

b) Of a quality suited to the conservational needs of an archive.

Artists should use archival-quality paper to ensure a long life for their works on paper.


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  • archival — (adj.) 1800; see ARCHIVES (Cf. archives) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Archivally …   Etymology dictionary

  • archival — [är kī′vəl, är′kī΄vəl; är′kəvəl] adj. of, in, or containing archives …   English World dictionary

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  • Archival processing — is a term used in the United States of America to refer to the act of arranging and describing the papers of an individual or family or the records of an organization. A person who is engaged in this is known as an archival processor or archivist …   Wikipedia

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