Microfilm
noun
A film containing tiny photographs of documents, books, etc.
The library has archives of old newspapers on microfilm.
Often appears as...
- microfilm reader
- microfilm archive
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To photograph and reduce in size a document for storage on microfilm.
They microfilmed the old documents to save storage space.
Often appears as...
- microfilm documents
- microfilm records
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A film containing tiny photographs of documents, books, etc.
The library has archives of old newspapers on microfilm.
Often appears as...
- microfilm reader
- microfilm archive
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To photograph and reduce in size a document for storage on microfilm.
They microfilmed the old documents to save storage space.
Often appears as...
- microfilm documents
- microfilm records
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Use
Microfilm is often used for preserving historical records and archives due to its longevity and space-saving format.
Researchers consulted microfilm versions of 19th-century newspapers for their study.
Pro Tip 2/3Special Equipment
Accessing microfilm content requires special devices called microfilm readers or microfilm viewers.
The university library provides a microfilm reader for students to view old academic journals.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Digitized
Microfilm is an analog storage format, distinct from digital, and can be used in places without modern computer access.
The government archives stores records on microfilm as a backup for digital files.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Use
Microfilm is often used for preserving historical records and archives due to its longevity and space-saving format.
Researchers consulted microfilm versions of 19th-century newspapers for their study.
Pro Tip 2/3Special Equipment
Accessing microfilm content requires special devices called microfilm readers or microfilm viewers.
The university library provides a microfilm reader for students to view old academic journals.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Digitized
Microfilm is an analog storage format, distinct from digital, and can be used in places without modern computer access.
The government archives stores records on microfilm as a backup for digital files.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Use
Microfilm is often used for preserving historical records and archives due to its longevity and space-saving format.
Researchers consulted microfilm versions of 19th-century newspapers for their study.
Pro Tip 2/3Special Equipment
Accessing microfilm content requires special devices called microfilm readers or microfilm viewers.
The university library provides a microfilm reader for students to view old academic journals.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Digitized
Microfilm is an analog storage format, distinct from digital, and can be used in places without modern computer access.
The government archives stores records on microfilm as a backup for digital files.
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Scott McCloud:...
this idea of all of human knowledge at your fingertips -- he had this vision. And I think a lot of people in his day probably thought he was a bit of a kook. And, yeah, we can look back in retrospect and say, "Yeah, ha-ha, it's all microfilm -- But that's not the point; he understood the shape of the future.
Video examples
Scott McCloud:...
this idea of all of human knowledge at your fingertips -- he had this vision. And I think a lot of people in his day probably thought he was a bit of a kook. And, yeah, we can look back in retrospect and say, "Yeah, ha-ha, it's all microfilm -- But that's not the point; he understood the shape of the future.
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Said Sayrafiezadeh
American Playwright
While writing my memoir, 'When Skateboards Will Be Free,' I would sometimes have to pore over hours of microfilm at the New York Public Library in order to try to get one obscure detail right. For instance, was the Socialist Workers Party originally called the American Workers Party or the Workers Party of the United States?
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Hannah Kent
Australian Writer
I applied for funding to embark on an overseas field trip in Iceland, and spent six weeks there happily holed up in the national archives, museums and libraries, sifting through ministerial and parish records, censuses, maps, microfilm, logs, and local histories.
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Gay Talese
American Author
The reporter wrote with the hope that he would get a by-line in the Times, a testimony to his being alive on that day and all the tomorrows of microfilm.
Quote examples
Said Sayrafiezadeh
American Playwright
While writing my memoir, 'When Skateboards Will Be Free,' I would sometimes have to pore over hours of microfilm at the New York Public Library in order to try to get one obscure detail right. For instance, was the Socialist Workers Party originally called the American Workers Party or the Workers Party of the United States?
Quote examples
Hannah Kent
Australian Writer
I applied for funding to embark on an overseas field trip in Iceland, and spent six weeks there happily holed up in the national archives, museums and libraries, sifting through ministerial and parish records, censuses, maps, microfilm, logs, and local histories.
Quote examples
Gay Talese
American Author
The reporter wrote with the hope that he would get a by-line in the Times, a testimony to his being alive on that day and all the tomorrows of microfilm.
Example 1 of 3
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