* As a noun:
* The museum's archive contains centuries of historical documents.
* I found a fascinating photograph in the family archive.
* The old newspaper clippings were carefully stored in the school's archive.
* As a verb:
* We need to archive all of the old files before the server upgrade.
* The photographer decided to archive her entire collection of negatives.
* The website archives all of the articles published in the past year.
Let me know if you'd like more examples or want me to illustrate a specific meaning of "archive"!