Microfiche
[mahy-kruh-feesh] /ˈmaɪ krəˌfiʃ/
noun, plural microfiche, microfiches.
1.
a flat sheet of microfilm in a form suitable for filing, typically measuring 4 by 6 inches (10 by 15 cm) and containing microreproductions, as of printed or graphic matter, in a grid pattern.
verb (used with object), microfiched, microfiching.
2.
to enter or record on a microfiche:
The correspondence was microfiched for easy storage.
/ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfiːʃ/
noun
1.
a sheet of film, usually the size of a filing card, on which books, newspapers, documents, etc, can be recorded in miniaturized form Sometimes shortened to fiche See also ultrafiche
n.
1950, from French microfiche, from micro- + French fiche “slip of paper” (see fiche).
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