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microprogram

[ mahy-kruh-proh-gram, -gruhm ]

noun

  1. Computers. a set of microinstructions that defines the individual operations that a computer carries out in response to a machine-language instruction.


microprogram

/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌprəʊɡræm /

noun

  1. computing a sequence of microinstructions that controls the operation of an arithmetic and logic unit so that machine code instructions are executed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • micro·program·ma·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of microprogram1

First recorded in 1950–55; micro- + program

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