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microinstruction
[ mahy-kroh-in-struhk-shuhn ]
/ ˌmaɪ kroʊ ɪnˈstrʌk ʃən /
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noun Computers.
an instruction that defines part of a machine-language instruction in terms of simpler operations.
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Origin of microinstruction
First recorded in 1955–60; micro- + instruction
Words nearby microinstruction
microhabitat, micro-image, microinch, microinject, microinjection, microinstruction, microjet, microlecithal, microlepidoptera, microlight, microlite
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British Dictionary definitions for microinstruction
microinstruction
/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊɪnˌstrʌkʃən) /
noun
computing an instruction produced within an arithmetic and logic unit in accordance with a microprogram, that activates a particular circuit to perform part of the operation specified by a machine instruction
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