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Archetype may refer to:

• Archetype, traditionally defined in the field of psychology as the idealised model of a person or personality
• Stock character, standard character types seen in fiction and literature
• Archetype (information science), a formal re-usable model of a domain concept
• Archetype (album), an album by Fear Factory
  • Archetype (Fear Factory), a single by Fear Factory
• Archetype, a Song by Dark Tranquility on their EP, Enter Suicidal Angels.
• Archetype (Tonedeff album), an album by Tonedeff
• Becoming the Archetype, a Christian metalcore band

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