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Microfilm vs Microform - What's the difference?

microfilm | microform |

As nouns the difference between microfilm and microform

is that microfilm is a continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size while microform is microfilm, microfiche or similar materials.

As a verb microfilm

is to reproduce documents on such film.

microfilm

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size

    • Verb

  • To reproduce documents on such film

    • See also

    * microfiche ----

    microform

    English

    Noun

  • microfilm, microfiche or similar materials
  • (biology) A microscopic form of life; an animal or vegetable organism of microscopic size.