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Catalog vs Archive - What's the difference?

catalog | archive |

As verbs the difference between catalog and archive

is that catalog is while archive is .

As a noun catalog

is (us|canada).

catalog

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US, Canada)

    • Usage notes

    In both the US and Canada, both catalog'' and ''catalogue'' are used, with ''catalogue'' commonly used in government and traditional institutions and ''catalog commonly used in informal, business, retail, and computing contexts.

    Derived terms

    * card catalog * library catalog

    External links

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    Verb

    • English words prefixed with cata- ----

    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.