What does archivo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word archivo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use archivo in Spanish.

The word archivo in Spanish means filing cabinet, file cabinet, file, file, file, archive, store, close the file on, attached file, zip file, accounting file, corrected file, revised file, archive of proceedings, file of proceedings, image archive, image vault, definitive closure of court records, archived case, closing of the case, closure of the case, tax file, tax record, National Archives, archive of rare and historical manuscripts, court record, judicial record, inactive files, large files, file upload, compress a file, zip a file, archival work, archive work. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word archivo

filing cabinet, file cabinet, file

nombre masculino (archivador, mueble)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alcánzame el dossier que está en el archivo.
Hand me that file from the filing cabinet.

file

nombre masculino (Informática: fichero) (document, item)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este archivo contiene texto e imágenes.
This file contains text and images.

file, archive, store

verbo transitivo (guardar en archivo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Tengo que archivar todos los papeles que no uso.
I have to file (or: archive) all the documents I don't use.

close the file on

verbo transitivo (dar por finalizado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La junta archivó la causa por falta de méritos.
The committee closed the file on the premise of lack of merit.

attached file

(añadido)

Con frecuencia se usan archivos adjuntos en los correos electrónicos para propagar virus.
Attached files in emails are frequently used to spread viruses.

zip file

(resumido) (IT)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El archivo comprimido ocupa menos espacio en la memoria que el archivo original.

accounting file

nombre masculino (finanzas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

corrected file, revised file

(revisado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Antes de entregar el documento, compara el archivo corregido con el original.

archive of proceedings, file of proceedings

locución nominal masculina (Derecho)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El proceso judicial termina con el archivo de actuaciones.

image archive, image vault

(fotografía, vídeo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los archivos de imágenes históricas están a disposición de toda la gente en la biblioteca.
The historical image archives are available to the public in the library.

definitive closure of court records

locución nominal masculina (Derecho: de autos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El archivo definitivo supone que la cuestión procesal ha finalizado.
With the definitive closure of court records, it is assumed that the procedural matter has been finalized.

archived case

locución nominal masculina (documentos inactivos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las cajas de archivo definitivo se almacenan después de rotular su lomo con un código.

closing of the case, closure of the case

locución nominal masculina (cierre)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Se declaró improcedente el recurso de queja y se ordenó el archivo del expediente.

tax file, tax record

(acto conclusivo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

National Archives

locución nominal masculina (escritos históricos) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El Archivo General de la Nación custodia el caudal documental del país.
The National Archives guards the country's documental treasures.

archive of rare and historical manuscripts

locución nominal masculina (documentos antiguos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pergaminos, mapas y códices forman parte del archivo histórico celosamente protegido.
As part of the archive of rare and historical manuscripts, parchment scrolls, maps, and codices are intently guarded.

court record, judicial record

locución nominal masculina (documentos judiciales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La memoria documental de litigios y procesos legales se encuentra en el archivo judicial.

inactive files

locución nominal masculina (documentos inactivos)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Por ley, las empresas deben guardar su archivo muerto durante algunos años.
By law, companies must keep their inactive files for several years.

large files

(muy grande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al comprimir los archivos pesados se facilita su envío por correo electrónico.
After compressing the large files it was easy to send them by email.

file upload

locución nominal femenina (subida) (computers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Detén la carga de archivo y corrige el documento antes de adjuntarlo al correo.
Stop the file upload and correct the document before attaching it to your email.

compress a file, zip a file

locución verbal (informática (reducir tamaño) (IT)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Para comprimir un archivo, se requiere un programa especial.

archival work, archive work

(clasificación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gracias al trabajo de archivo tenemos esta valiosa fuente documental.
Thanks to archival work we have a valuable documented source.

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