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microfiche

 
 
/ˈmaɪkrəʊfiːʃ/ noun [C or U]

Definition

a rectangular piece of film on which documents are photographed and made very small so that information can be stored in a small space: Before computerizing its records, the insurance firm kept an index of all policy-holders on microfiche.
(Definition of microfiche noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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