Archive vs. Dossier

Archivenoun

A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.

Archivenoun

The material so kept, considered as a whole (compare archives).

Archiveverb

To put into an archive.

Archivenoun

The place in which public records or historic documents are kept.

Archivenoun

Public records or documents preserved as evidence of facts; as, the archives of a country or family.

Archivenoun

a depository containing historical records and documents

Archiveverb

put into an archive

Archive

An archive is an accumulation of historical records – in any media – or the physical facility in which they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of that person or organization.

Dossiernoun

A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.

Dossiernoun

A bundle containing the papers in reference to some matter.

Dossiernoun

a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)

Dossiernoun

a collection of documents about a particular person, event, or subject