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archive vs repository

repository vs archive

archive and repository both are nouns.

archive is a verb but repository is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
archive Yes No Yes No
repository Yes No No No
As nouns, repository is a hypernym of archive; that is, repository is a word with a broader meaning than archive:
  • archive: a depository containing historical records and documents
  • repository: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
Other hypernyms of archive include deposit, depositary, depository.
archive (noun) repository (noun)
a depository containing historical records and documents a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
a person to whom a secret is entrusted
archive (verb) repository (verb)
put into an archive
Difference between archive and repository

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