"microcontroller" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-microcontroller.wav Forms: microcontrollers [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + controller. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|controller}} micro- + controller Head templates: {{en-noun}} microcontroller (plural microcontrollers)
  1. (computing, electronics) A microcomputer on a single chip, used to control some device such as an automobile engine or a toy. Categories (topical): Computing, Electronics, Technology Synonyms: µC, uC, MCU Hypernyms: controller Related terms: microbot, microprocessor Translations (microcomputer on a single chip): 单片机 (dānpiànjī) (Chinese Mandarin), microcontroller (Dutch), mikrokontrolleri (Finnish), mikro-ohjain (Finnish), microcontrôleur (French), Mikrocontroller [masculine] (German), μικροελεγκτής (mikroelegktís) [masculine] (Greek), マイクロコントローラ (maikurokontorōra) (Japanese), マイコン (maikon) (Japanese), микроконтро́ллер (mikrokontróller) [masculine] (Russian), mikrodenetleyici (Turkish), vi điều khiển (Vietnamese)

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