"microinstruction" meaning in All languages combined

See microinstruction on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: microinstructions [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + instruction. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-|instruction|text=+|tree=1}} From micro- + instruction. Head templates: {{en-noun}} microinstruction (plural microinstructions)
  1. (computing) A hardware instruction in the CPU of a microprocessor; a software instruction in a microprogram

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