As nouns the difference between archives and depository
is that archives is plural of lang=en while depository is a place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository.
As a verb archives
is third-person singular of archive.
archives
English
Noun
(head)
Verb
(
head)
(archive)
- Wikipedia archives some biographies.
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depository
English
Noun
(depositories)
A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping or preservation; a repository.
A trustee; a depositary.
Antonyms
* nondepository