Retrieve from storage
Unarchive is a verb meaning to restore something from an archived state, making it active or accessible again.
In digital contexts, this typically means retrieving files from compressed storage or restoring content that was hidden or set aside: I need to unarchive those old photos to find the one from our trip.
Social media platforms use unarchive to describe bringing back posts or stories that were previously archived rather than deleted.
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Retrieve from storage
Unarchive is a verb meaning to restore something from an archived state, making it active or accessible again.
In digital contexts, this typically means retrieving files from compressed storage or restoring content that was hidden or set aside: I need to unarchive those old photos to find the one from our trip.
Social media platforms use unarchive to describe bringing back posts or stories that were previously archived rather than deleted.
1. digital — restore, Return to earlier state; retrieve (Get something back); recover (Regain health or possession); access (Right to enter); unzip · decompress · extract · unpack · expand · open · inbox · unhide · republish · reactivate
2. physical — retrieve, Get something back; recover (Regain health or possession); unbox (Remove from packaging); unseal (Remove a fastening from); excavate · unearth · exhume · disinter · dig up · dusty · filing cabinet · records · documents · microfilm
storage actionunarchive ≠ archive Stored historical records; store · file away · shelve · vault · stash
data permanenceunarchive ≠ delete Remove or erase; remove · purge · erase · destroy · expunge
toggles: on, off, enable, disable, activate
unarchived, unarchiving
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