microform
noun
mi·cro·form
ˈmī-krə-ˌfȯrm 
1
: a process for reproducing printed matter in a much reduced size
documents in microform
2
: matter reproduced by microform
Examples of microform in a Sentence
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How American Librarians Helped Defeat the Nazis Recruited to the war effort thanks to their deft research skills and technological know-how, librarians used microforms to gather and share intelligence with Allied forces.
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
The multiyear project will turn the Springfield fairgrounds’ Gate 2 into a year-round destination for visiting a microform of the Mother Road in Illinois, from Chicago to the Chain of Rocks Bridge over the Mississippi River in Madison.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 July 2021
The Apollo Prayer League finally had its day when Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell carried 100 microform Bibles to the surface of the moon and returned them to Earth.
—Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, 16 July 2019
When the Regenstein Library opened in the early 1970s, Gadke took over the microforms department.
—Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2018
In the second half of the century, entire libraries were transferred to microform, spun on microfilm reels, or served on tiny microfiche platters, while the crumbling originals were thrown away or pulped.
—Maria Bustillos, Longreads, 20 Feb. 2018
The quality of a microform reproduction depends on the actions of the technician who created it.
—The Root, 19 May 2017
What Can Go Wrong With Record Images
Microforms are reproductions of documents, recorded in miniature on film or paper.
—The Root, 19 May 2017
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
The multiyear project will turn the Springfield fairgrounds’ Gate 2 into a year-round destination for visiting a microform of the Mother Road in Illinois, from Chicago to the Chain of Rocks Bridge over the Mississippi River in Madison.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 July 2021
The Apollo Prayer League finally had its day when Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell carried 100 microform Bibles to the surface of the moon and returned them to Earth.
—Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, 16 July 2019
When the Regenstein Library opened in the early 1970s, Gadke took over the microforms department.
—Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2018
In the second half of the century, entire libraries were transferred to microform, spun on microfilm reels, or served on tiny microfiche platters, while the crumbling originals were thrown away or pulped.
—Maria Bustillos, Longreads, 20 Feb. 2018
The quality of a microform reproduction depends on the actions of the technician who created it.
—The Root, 19 May 2017
What Can Go Wrong With Record Images
Microforms are reproductions of documents, recorded in miniature on film or paper.
—The Root, 19 May 2017
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“Microform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microform. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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