Archiving

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of storing inactive or historical data in a secure location for long-term retention. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of archive form-of, gerund, participle, present

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archivalarchival collectionarchive contentsarchive governancearchive readyarchiving practice

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"Forsline says that securely archiving the genetic material of all crops is a critical task, especially in the case of the world's major food crops like wheat, soybeans and maize, all of which are grown from relatively few genetic varieties."

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