Microfiche is a flat piece of film that contains miniature images of documents, typically used for storing large amounts of information in a compact format. Each microfiche can hold multiple pages of text or images, making it a space-saving solution for libraries, archives, and businesses. To read microfiche, a special viewer is required, which magnifies the images for easy reading. This technology was widely used before the digital age, allowing for the preservation of historical documents and records, such as newspapers and government publications, in a durable and accessible manner.