microprogram
mi cro pro gram |ˈmīkrəˌprōgrəm, -gram ˈmaɪkrəproʊɡrəm | ▶noun a microinstruction program that controls the functions of a central processing unit or peripheral controller of a computer. ▶verb [ with obj. ] use microprogramming with (a computer ); bring about by means of a microprogram: by 1980 virtually all computers were microprogrammed. DERIVATIVES mi cro pro gram ma ble adjective, mi cro pro gram mer noun
microprogramming
mi cro pro gram ming |ˈmīkrəˌprōgrəmiNG, ˈmīkrəˌprōgramiNG ˌmaɪkrəˈproʊɡrəmɪŋ | ▶noun the technique of making machine instructions generate sequences of microinstructions in accordance with a microprogram rather than initiate the desired operations directly.
micro |pro ¦gram |ˈmʌɪkrə (ʊ )ˌprəʊgram | ▶noun a microinstruction program that controls the functions of a central processing unit or peripheral controller of a computer.
The Wordsmith Dictionary
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