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Italian word

archivio

archive, file storage, record office

Looks like

archive

a collection of historical records; to store digitally

⚠️ The trap

These are nearly identical. However, in modern English 'to archive' is commonly used as a verb for digital storage (archive an email). In Italian 'archiviare' exists as a verb, but it also has a legal meaning of closing a case (the prosecutor archived the case = il procuratore ha archiviato il caso).

To say "a collection of historical records; to store digitally" in Italian:

N/A (same meaning)

"archivio" in English means:

archive, file storage, record office

Example

"I documenti sono conservati nell'archivio comunale."

"The documents are kept in the municipal archive."

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