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microfilm in Spanish

microfilm in Spanish is microfilm, microfilmar — microfilm means a roll of film containing greatly reduced photographic copies of documents, once widely used for archiving.

microfilm in Spanish

microfilm
noun
A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size.
microfilmar
verb
(transitive) To reproduce (documents) on such film.

What does "microfilm" mean?

  1. 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."
  2. 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 Spanish?

"microfilm" in Spanish is microfilm, microfilmar. 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 Spanish, "microfilm" is microfilm, microfilmar.

Are there other ways to say "microfilm" in Spanish?

Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "microfilm": microfilm, microfilmar.

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