Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A device for reading materials in microform, such as microfilm and microfiche.

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  • noun Any device used to read microfilm or microfiche

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Examples

  • He rose, went into the control room, returned with a reel which he threaded into his microreader.

    Ensign Flandry Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1966

  • So anyone with a laptop, a microreader and a serial cable could extract your codes from your speed pass or your car key while sitting next to you for only a couple seconds.

    Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech 2009

  • Every microreader in the palace is probably bugged. "

    Ensign Flandry Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1966

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