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Web ARChive

file format that specifies a method for combining multiple digital resources into an aggregate archival file together with related information
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Web ARChive

Summary

Web ARChive is a web archive file format[1]. It draws 912 Wikipedia views per month (web_archive_file_format category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Web ARChive is the creator of Internet Archive[3].
  • Web ARChive is the creator of Gordon Mohr[4].
  • Web ARChive's instance of is recorded as web archive file format[5].
  • Web ARChive's instance of is recorded as file format[6].
  • Web ARChive's instance of is recorded as digital container format[7].
  • Web ARChive is used for web archiving[8].
  • Web ARChive is used for digital preservation[9].
  • Web ARChive's Commons category is recorded as WARC (file format)[10].
  • Web ARChive's media type is recorded as application/warc[11].
  • Web ARChive's file extension is recorded as warc[12].
  • Web ARChive's file extension is recorded as warc.gz[13].
  • Web ARChive's described by source is recorded as WARC Format 1.0 specification[14].
  • Web ARChive's described by source is recorded as WARC Format 1.1 specification[15].
  • Web ARChive's replaces is recorded as Internet Archive ARC[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include web archive file format[5], file format[6], and digital container format[7].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include web archiving[8] and digital preservation[9].

Why It Matters

Web ARChive draws 912 Wikipedia views per month (web_archive_file_format category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

ArchiveWeb.page Browsertrix digital preservation Gordon Mohr ReplayWeb.page web archiving

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Web ARChive. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/web-archive
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_web-archive_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Web ARChive}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/web-archive}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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  1. 5w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Creator → Internet Archive, Gordon Mohr
    Replaces → Internet Archive ARC
    Instance of → web archive file format, file format, digital container format
    Instance of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ca, ar */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
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