microfilm in German
microfilm in German is Mikrofilm, auf Mikrofilm sichern, auf Mikrofilm speichern — microfilm means a roll of film containing greatly reduced photographic copies of documents, once widely used for archiving.
microfilm in German
Mikrofilm
A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size.
auf Mikrofilm sichern
(transitive) To reproduce (documents) on such film.
auf Mikrofilm speichern
(transitive) To reproduce (documents) on such film.
What does "microfilm" mean?
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noun A roll of film containing greatly reduced photographic copies of documents, once widely used for archiving.
"The old newspaper archives were stored on microfilm before being digitised."
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verb To photograph documents onto microfilm for storage.
"The library microfilmed thousands of historic records in the 1960s."
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microfilm in a sentence
- The old newspaper archives were stored on microfilm before being digitised.
- The library microfilmed thousands of historic records in the 1960s.
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What is "microfilm" in German?
"microfilm" in German is Mikrofilm, auf Mikrofilm sichern, auf Mikrofilm speichern. microfilm means: A roll of film containing greatly reduced photographic copies of documents, once widely used for archiving.
How do you use "microfilm" in a sentence?
Example: "The old newspaper archives were stored on microfilm before being digitised." In German, "microfilm" is Mikrofilm, auf Mikrofilm sichern, auf Mikrofilm speichern.
Are there other ways to say "microfilm" in German?
Yes — German has 3 translations listed for "microfilm": Mikrofilm, auf Mikrofilm sichern, auf Mikrofilm speichern.
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