Sound archive
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A sound archive, also known as an audio archive,{{cite web | title=Syracuse University Libraries | website=Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive | url=https://library.syr.edu/scrc/collections/preservation/belfer-lab.php | access-date=4 September 2021}}{{cite web | title=The Germaine Greer Audio Archive | website=Cultural Commons | url=http://culturalcommons.edu.au/the-germaine-greer-audio-archive/ | access-date=4 September 2021}} is a collection of official records or files of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances. Often these kind of archive consists of radio programmes.{{cite web | website=Collins English Dictionary | title=Definition of "sound archives" | date= 2015 | url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/sound-archives | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010153615/http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/sound-archives | archive-date=10 October 2015 | url-status=unfit | access-date=4 September 2021}}
Examples of large sound archives include the British Library Sound Archive, Internet Archive's Audio Archive, and the Australian National Film and Sound Archive.