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archival

[ahr-kahy-vuhl] / ɑrˈkaɪ vəl /


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Until the 1990s, Apple had a team of corporate librarians who guarded the company’s archival treasures like they were trade secrets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

With archival photographs, film and newspapers, it spotlights voices from the movement and unheard historical narratives.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"With further development and commercialization, this type of multidimensional holographic data storage could enable smaller data centers and more efficient large-scale archival storage, while also enhancing data processing and transmission efficiency," said Tan.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

A formidable scholar with a genial talent for storytelling, he amplifies his archival research with personal investigation of the places and surviving objects from his subject’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

At the Marshall Library, her papers are held in twenty-two gray archival boxes.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield