trove

Trove is a noun meaning a store of valuable or interesting items. It is often used with the modifier treasure to form treasure trove, describing a found hoard that may be subject to legal rules in some jurisdictions. In contemporary usage, trove can describe a large, valuable collection of information or artifacts discovered or assembled in one place, such as a trove of data or a trove of documents.

Etymology: The word trove derives from Old French trove, from trover meaning to find; the sense “hoard” comes from the idea of discovery.

Trove (digital library): Trove is an online discovery platform operated by the National Library of Australia, launched in 2009. It aggregates digitized content from Australian libraries and archives, including newspapers, maps, photographs, and government gazettes, and provides search and browse facilities across disciplines.

Trove (video game): Trove is a voxel-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Trion Worlds and released in 2015. It features a sandbox, class-based gameplay, procedurally generated worlds, and microtransactions; its publishing and support have changed with corporate moves.

In popular and academic writing, trove remains a versatile metaphor for a rich reserve of information, resources, or material.