# archiving

Pronunciation: US say "AR-kyv-ing" /ˈɑɹkaɪvɪŋ/; say "AH-kyv-ing" UK /ˈɑːkaɪvɪŋ/, AUS /ˈaː.kɑɪv.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The practice of moving inactive or historical data into secure storage for long-term retention.
   - Simple: Moving old data you no longer use into safe storage so you can keep it for a long time.
   - _Proper archiving ensures that decades-old transaction records remain retrievable._
   - _Archiving moved the dormant project files off the main servers and into cold storage._

## Verb

2. Present participle of archive. — present participle and gerund of archive
   - Simple: Present participle of archive. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now or going on over time.
   - _The library is archiving thousands of newspapers before they decay._
   - _Engineers are archiving the sensor data as it streams in._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/archiving (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).