“档案”是档案学中最基本的概念，是档案学研究的一个重要的方面。近十几年来，我国档案界对档案定义开展了极为有益的讨论，给档案下了一百多个定义，丰富和深化了档案学研究，促进了档案学的发展。本文拟就外国近百年来一些是有代表性的档案定义予以述评，以探讨其科学定义 Archives is the most basic concept in archival science and is an important aspect of archival science research. In the past decade or so, archives in our country have carried out an extremely useful discussion on the definition of archives. Over a hundred definitions have been given to archives to enrich and deepen the study of archival science and promote the development of archival science. This article intends to comment on some representative representative definitions of archives in foreign countries in recent 100 years to discuss their scientific definitions