microfiche

[mahy-kruh-feesh] Origin

mi·cro·fiche

[mahy-kruh-feesh] noun, plural mi·cro·fiche, mi·cro·fich·es, verb, mi·cro·fiched, mi·cro·fi·ching.
noun
1.
a flat sheet of microfilm in a form suitable for filing, typically measuring 4 by 6 inches (10 by 15 cm) and containing microreproductions, as of printed or graphic matter, in a grid pattern.
verb (used with object)
2.
to enter or record on a microfiche: The correspondence was microfiched for easy storage.

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Microfiche is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
Also called fiche, film card.


Origin:
1945–50; micro- + French fiche small card
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microfiche (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfiːʃ)
 
n
See also ultrafiche Sometimes shortened to: fiche a sheet of film, usually the size of a filing card, on which books, newspapers, documents, etc, can be recorded in miniaturized form
 
[C20: from French, from micro- + fiche small card, from Old French fichier to fix]

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microfiche
1950, from micro- + Fr. fiche "slip of paper."
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