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microfiche.

A sheet of microfilm, six by four inches, holding several hundred reduced images of document pages, read using a microfiche reader or microfilm reader.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊˌfiːʃ/UK/ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌfiːʃ/US
  1. A sheet of microfilm, six by four inches, holding several hundred reduced images of document pages, read using a microfiche reader or microfilm reader.

  2. A device used to magnify and read these sheets.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree French micro- French fiche French microfichebor. English microfiche Borrowed from French microfiche.

verb/ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊˌfiːʃ/UK/ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌfiːʃ/US
  1. To convert (documents) to microfiche format.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree French micro- French fiche French microfichebor. English microfiche Borrowed from French microfiche.

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