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microprogram
[ mahy-kruh-proh-gram, -gruhm ]
noun
- 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
- computing a sequence of microinstructions that controls the operation of an arithmetic and logic unit so that machine code instructions are executed
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- micro·program·ma·ble adjective
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Origin of microprogram1
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