microcopy

[ mahy-kruh-kop-ee ]

noun,plural mi·cro·cop·ies.
  1. a microphotographic copy of a printed page or the like, as in microfilm or microfiche.

Origin of microcopy

1
First recorded in 1930–35; micro- + copy

Words Nearby microcopy

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How to use microcopy in a sentence

  • Vall pressed a lever under his screen, and a rectangle of microcopy print popped out.

    Time Crime | H. Beam Piper
  • He put the microcopy in an enlarger, and carried the enlarged print with him to the conveyer room.

    Time Crime | H. Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for microcopy

microcopy

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkɒpɪ) /


nounplural -copies
  1. a greatly reduced photographic copy of a printed page, drawing, etc, on microfilm or microfiche: Sometimes called: microphotograph

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