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microfilm

A continuous film strip that holds several thousand miniaturized document pages. See micrographics.

Microfilm and Microfiche
Billions of pages have been recorded on film and fiche, but optical methods are replacing this old imaging method.

microfilm
a strip of film of standard width on which books, newspapers, documents, etc., can be recorded in miniaturized form


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Until recently, microfilms were made of acetate, and they have already begun to fade, spot, and decompose.
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LA CRESCENTA - Local history buffs are in for a treat with new microfilms of old newspapers that document the history of the Crescenta Valley from 1929 to 1966.
LOCAL HISTORY NOW ON MICROFILM LIBRARY HAS 37 YEARS OF NEWSPAPER'S ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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