Archived files are often compressed to maximize storage media.
[Computer and Information Sciences] 
between disk and tape. [Computer and Information Sciences] 
n., [place] A place where records selected for permanent preservation are kept. [Archives] 
n., [institution] An agency or institution responsible for the preservation and communication of records selected for
permanent preservation. [Archives] 
n., [records] The whole of the documents made and received by a juridical or physical person or organizati