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microinstruction

American

[mahy-kroh-in-struhk-shuhn] / ˌmaɪ kroʊ ɪnˈstrʌk ʃən /

noun

Computers.

an instruction that defines part of a machine-language instruction in terms of simpler operations.

microinstruction British

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of microinstruction

First recorded in 1955–60; micro- + instruction

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