Archival Software Will Soon Preserve All State Journal Death Notices
ARCHIVAL definition: of or relating to archives or valuable records; contained in or comprising such archives or records. See examples of archival used in a sentence. archival in American English (ษหrหkaivษl) adjective of or pertaining to archives or valuable records; contained in or comprising such archives or records Noun archival (countable and uncountable, plural archivals) (uncountable) The practice of storing items in an archive; archiving; (countable) an instance of this. Synonyms: (rare) archivation, (rare) archivization Our nightly computer backups include the archival of old e-mail messages.
Of, relating to, kept in, or suitable for archives: "An archival material should have a neutral or slightly alkaline pH; it should also ... have good aging properties" (Artist's Magazine). Archival refers to the collection, preservation, and management of historical documents, records, or materials that have significant cultural, historical, or informational value. The meaning of ARCHIVAL is of, relating to, contained in, suitable for, or constituting archives. Archival refers to materials, documents, or collections that are preserved for their historical significance. These items are often kept in archives for research and reference purposes.
