microprogramming

[ mahy-kruh-proh-gram-ing, -gruh-ming ]

noun

, Computers.

1. the use or preparation of microprograms.

Word History and Origins

Origin of microprogramming¹

micro- + programming

Example Sentences

Wilkes also came up with the idea of microprogramming as a way of controlling the computer's operations, by building complex high-level instructions from small ones – microcode.

From The Guardian

That limitation was ingeniously solved by the work of Hoff and others on microprogramming�storing control instructions on a memory-like chip.

From Time Magazine Archive