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Annals vs Archive - What's the difference?

annals | archive |

As nouns the difference between annals and archive

is that annals is plural of lang=en while archive is a place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.

As a verb archive is

to put into an archive.

annals

English

Noun

(head)
  • A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.
    • Annals the revolution. -- .
    The annals of our religion. -- .
  • Historical records; chronicles; history.
    • The short and simple annals of the poor. -- .
    It was one of the most critical periods in our annals. -- .
  • A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as Annals of Science.

    • Synonyms

    * history

    archive

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.
  • The material so kept, considered as a whole (compare archives).
    • His archive of Old High German language texts is the most extensive in Britain.

    Derived terms

    () * archival * archivist * national archive

    Verb

    (archiv)
  • To put into an archive.
    • I was planning on archiving the documents from 2001.