microfiche

UK: /ˈmaɪkrəʊfiːʃ/ US: /ˈmaɪkrəˌfiʃ/ ,(mī′krə fēsh′)

Inflections of 'microfiche' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

microfiches

v 3rd person singular

microfiching

v pres p

microfiched

v past

microfiched

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mi•cro•fiche /ˈmaɪkrəˌfiʃ/   n., pl. -fiche, -fich•es. 

1. Photography, Library Science a flat sheet of microfilm:
   [uncountable] documents available on microfiche.
   [countable] a machine to read microfiches.

Also called fiche. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mi•cro•fiche  (mī′krə fēsh′), n., pl. -fiche, -fich•es, v., -fiched, -fi•ching. 
n. 

1. Library Science, Printing, Photography a flat sheet of microfilm in a form suitable for filing, typically measuring 4 by 6 in. (10 by 15 cm) and containing microreproductions, as of printed or graphic matter, in a grid pattern.

v.t. 

2. Library Science, Photography to enter or record on a microfiche:
   The correspondence was microfiched for easy storage.
   Also called fiche, film card. 

• micro- + French fiche small card 1945–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

microfiche / ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfiːʃ/ noun

1. a sheet of film, usually the size of a filing card, on which books, newspapers, documents, etc, can be recorded in miniaturized form
   See also ultrafiche

Etymology: 20th Century: from French, from micro- + fiche small card, from Old French fichier to fix