microfilm

Definitions of microfilm
  1. noun
    film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material
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    types:
    microfiche
    small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material
    type of:
    bande, film
    photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
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