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archive
Noun
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An archive is a collection of historical information, usually kept for people in the future to see.
The police keeps an archive of the files of the criminals.
archive
Verb
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When you archive something, you store and preserve it for people in the future to see. A person who archives things as a job is known as an archivist.
I just archived my family's photo collection so that we can see it in the future.
extract
Noun
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An extract is something that has been taken out of something else, usually something that it was part of.
Just because a cream contains plant extracts doesn't mean it's good for your skin.
I'll read a short extract from his speech.
Many scientists were interested in other tissue extracts.
extract
Verb
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If you extract something, you take it out of something else.
Computers are becoming more useful in helping us extract useful information from the data.
The dentist will have to extract two of my teeth.
The roots of the plant extract water from the earth.
utility
Noun
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Utilities are the basic services that come to your house, such as electricity, phone, and water.
The government is raising prices on drugs, beer and most public utilities.
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A utility is a basic computer program that handles things like copying disks and setting up printers.
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Something's utility is how useful it is.
The design was to maximise the utility of the book as a whole.