archivovat

Archivovat is a Czech verb meaning to archive, or to place records or data into an archive for long-term preservation and retrieval. The form is built from the noun archiv (archive) with the common Czech suffix -ovat. Archivování and related terms are used across libraries, records management, and information technology.

In everyday language, archivovat documents, emails, or other records. In IT, archivace dat refers to moving data from active systems to long-term storage, typically with metadata, reduced access, and often compression or deduplication, to lower storage costs while preserving information. This is distinct from zálohovat (backing up), which focuses on recovering active systems after a failure.

Practices include applying retention schedules, maintaining authenticity and provenance, and ensuring accessibility through metadata. Digital archives rely on stable file formats and periodic migration to avoid obsolescence; physical archives preserve papers and other artifacts under controlled conditions.

Nomenclature: archivace (archiving), archivování (the act of archiving), archiv (archive), archivář (archivist), archivní (archival). In Czech institutions, archiving is governed by records-management policies, and state or institutional archives oversee long-term preservation.

See also: archiving, records management, digital preservation, data retention. Examples: archivovat staré faktury; archivace e-mailů; digitální archiv.