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micrographics

micrographics noun: a group of technologies using very small visual representations of text and graphics that are magnified for viewing.

Noun

micrographics (uncountable)

  1. A group of technologies using very small visual representations of text and graphics that are magnified for viewing.
    • The most obvious advantage of micrographics is the space savings that result.1980, Zane K Quible, Margaret H Johnson, Introduction to Word Processing
    • With the emergence of new technologies, such as optical media, micrographics often appear as the Cinderella of information storage technology.1990, David Haynes, Information Sources in Information Technology
  2. (broadly, aesthetic) The repurposing of utilitarian, industrial, and technical data, such as serial numbers, barcodes, and assembly diagrams, into deliberate graphic decoration.

Origin of micrographics

From micro- + graphics.

Questions about micrographics

What does micrographics mean?
Micrographics means a group of technologies using very small visual representations of text and graphics that are magnified for viewing.
What part of speech is micrographics?
Micrographics is a noun.

Words near micrographics in the dictionary

  1. micrographers
  2. micrographia
  3. micrographic
  4. micrographical
  5. micrographically
  6. micrographics
  7. micrographies
  8. micrographing
  9. micrographist
  10. micrographists
  11. micrographitic

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