# Should "Archive" be renamed to reflect more accurately it's intended use?

**URL:** <https://club.useclear.com/t/should-archive-be-renamed-to-reflect-more-accurately-its-intended-use/554>\
**Category:** New Clear\
**Created:** [May 19, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/should-archive-be-renamed-to-reflect-more-accurately-its-intended-use/554 "2023-05-19T16:39:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![brooklynjudy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@brooklynjudy](https://club.useclear.com/u/brooklynjudy)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/should-archive-be-renamed-to-reflect-more-accurately-its-intended-use/554/1 "2023-05-19T16:39:07Z")

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Responding this clarifying tweet: [https://twitter.com/UseClear/status/1659380106861707269](https://twitter.com/UseClear/status/1659380106861707269)

> The next Clear beta enables swiping lists left to archive them! I think of my lists as ‘short or medium term memory & plans’. Anything longterm or a distraction for now I archive. (Find the archive by backing out from your lists, and easily pull lists when you need them.)

i think “archive” is a bit of a misnomer then and misleading - archives are things that have happened and are done with. could you call it something like “longterm lists?”

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**Author:** ![phillryu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/club.useclear.com/phillryu/32/1_2.png) [@phillryu](https://club.useclear.com/u/phillryu)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/should-archive-be-renamed-to-reflect-more-accurately-its-intended-use/554/2 "2023-05-19T20:48:07Z")

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Hmm I can sleep on this but I do like people’s familiarity with archives in email etc. Like you can put away things but always have the option to retrieve them later. I see your point though on there being some difference in this context though!

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**Author:** ![mdtolic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/club.useclear.com/mdtolic/32/1944_2.png) [@mdtolic](https://club.useclear.com/u/mdtolic)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/should-archive-be-renamed-to-reflect-more-accurately-its-intended-use/554/3 "2023-05-20T15:01:56Z")

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I agree with @brooklynjudy 100%