microfiche vs photostat

microfiche

noun
  • A device used to magnify and read these sheets. 

  • A sheet of microfilm, six by four inches, holding several hundred reduced images of document pages, read using a microfiche reader or microfilm reader. 

verb
  • To convert (documents) to microfiche format. 

photostat

noun
  • A photocopy made using a photocopier. 

  • Positive (black on white) or negative (white on black) reproduction of printed matter or artwork made on a photostat machine, which uses photographic paper instead of a transparent negative, and uses a prism to render the paper negative readable instead of reversed. 

verb
  • To make such a photocopy of. 

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