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to archive
To systematically collect documents, data, or other objects and store them in an archive in order to preserve them for the future and make them accessible. This can be done both physically and digitally.
Nach Projektabschluss müssen alle relevanten E-Mails und Dokumente digital archiviert werden.
After the project is completed, all relevant emails and documents must be archived digitally.
The verb 'archivieren' is derived directly from the noun 'das Archiv' (the archive). The ending '-ieren' is a very common way to form verbs from nouns, often from other languages.
Wichtige historische Dokumente werden in einem speziellen Archiv aufbewahrt.
Important historical documents are kept in a special archive.
Like all verbs ending in '-ieren', 'archivieren' forms the past participle without the prefix 'ge-'. So it is 'hat archiviert' (has archived), not 'hat ge-archiviert'.
Ich habe alle Fotos vom letzten Urlaub auf einer externen Festplatte archiviert.
I archived all the photos from my last vacation on an external hard drive.
You typically archive things that contain information. Common objects are 'Dokumente' (documents), 'Akten' (files), 'E-Mails' (emails), 'Fotos' (photos), or 'Daten' (data).
Bitte archivieren Sie die Rechnungen des letzten Jahres in dem dafür vorgesehenen Ordner.
Please archive last year's invoices in the designated folder.
Today the word is used both for physical filing in folders and on shelves and for digital storage on computers, servers, or in the cloud.
Alte Briefe werden im Keller archiviert.
Old letters are archived in the basement.
to save / store
Speichern refers to generally securing digital data for later use. Archivieren means systematically storing data for the long term so that it remains accessible in the future. Speichern is appropriate for a file you are currently working on; archivieren is better for older data that is being kept in an organized way.
Ich archiviere den abgeschlossenen Bericht, damit er auch in einigen Jahren noch auffindbar ist.
I archive the completed report so that it can still be found several years from now.
Ich speichere den aktuellen Bericht, damit ich morgen daran weiterarbeiten kann.
I save the current report so that I can continue working on it tomorrow.
