microcode
Americannoun
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one or more microinstructions.
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the notation for writing microprograms on a given computer.
Etymology
Origin of microcode
Example Sentences
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The company is developing a software stack to move past from the current state of quantum programming, which Fitzsimons likens to microcode in the 1950s.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
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 ● Nov. 30, 2010
But while Gray upheld the copyright, he found that the NEC microcode differed from Intel's and had not infringed on the U.S. company in this case.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a landmark ruling last week in San Jose, Federal Judge William Gray upheld a microcode copyright used by Intel Corp., the world's largest producer of microprocessors.
From Time Magazine Archive
Used in phrases like "lexical analysis for microcode is serious weeds...."
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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