microfilm
/ˈmaɪkroʊfɪlm/
noun
- A roll of film containing very small photographs of documents, used for storage and preservation.
- The library has old newspapers on microfilm for researchers.
- They transferred the records to microfilm to save storage space.
- A special projector is needed to read microfilm.
verb
- To photograph documents onto microfilm for storage.
- They microfilmed the old maps to protect them from damage.
- The company microfilms its important records every year.
- The archive plans to microfilm all its historical letters.
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