<tool, networking> A system to automatically gather, index and
serve information on the Internet. The initial
implementation of archie by McGill University School of
Computer Science provided an indexed directory of filenames
from all anonymous FTP archives on the Internet. Later
versions provide other collections of information.
See also archive site, Gopher, Prospero, Wide Area
Information Servers.
(1995-12-28)
Nearby terms:
arc « Arcade « ArchBSD « archie » Archimedes » architecture » Architecture Neutral Distribution Format
