de-archive

verb

To remove from an archive.

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Meanings

verbde-archive (third-person singular simple present de-archives, present participle de-archiving, simple past and past participle de-archived)

present singular third person de-archives · participle present de-archiving · participle past de-archived · past de-archived

  1. transitiveuncommonTo remove from an archive.
  2. transitivecomputingTo render a file that has been archived available for editing.

Origin

From de- + archive.

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APA

de-archive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-archive

MLA

“de-archive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-archive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “de-archive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-archive.

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