mi·cro·film
ˈmī-krə-ˌfilm 
: a film bearing a photographic record on a reduced scale of printed or other graphic matter
Examples of microfilm in a Sentence
Noun
studying newspaper microfilms from the early 1900s
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
In the years that followed, the Mormon Church began digitizing images from the microfilm through its genealogy platform FamilySearch, making 1.5 million records available online in partnership with the National Archives.
—Essence, 18 June 2024
Nicole Dungca, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
His team quickly microfilmed the material and sent it to the front, where Allied artillery units could immediately use it to improve their targeting.
—Greg Miller, Smithsonian, 23 Oct. 2019
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Noun
Much of this material is obsolete or out of print — books, microfilm and microfiche, old software, video games, obscure VHS tapes, TV news programs, historic radio shows, and hundreds of thousands of concert recordings.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
In the years that followed, the Mormon Church began digitizing images from the microfilm through its genealogy platform FamilySearch, making 1.5 million records available online in partnership with the National Archives.
—Essence, 18 June 2024
Verb
Most of the files have been microfilmed and converted to PDFs, though the original paperwork remains available for inspection.
—Nicole Dungca, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
His team quickly microfilmed the material and sent it to the front, where Allied artillery units could immediately use it to improve their targeting.
—Greg Miller, Smithsonian, 23 Oct. 2019
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“Microfilm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microfilm. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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