"microprogram" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microprograms [plural]
Etymology: micro- + program Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|program}} micro- + program Head templates: {{en-noun}} microprogram (plural microprograms)
  1. (computing) a set of microinstructions in a CPU, used to implement machine instructions Categories (topical): Computing Translations (a set of microinstructions in a CPU): mikro-ohjelma (Finnish), microprogramme [masculine] (French), micreachlár [masculine] (Irish), microprogramma [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-microprogram-en-noun-kRJxF68m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 58 42 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

Forms: microprograms [present, singular, third-person], microprogramming [participle, present], microprogrammed [participle, past], microprogrammed [past]
Etymology: micro- + program Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|program}} micro- + program Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} microprogram (third-person singular simple present microprograms, present participle microprogramming, simple past and past participle microprogrammed)
  1. (computing) to manually write a microprogram Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: microprogrammable Translations (to manually write a microprogram): mikro-ohjelmoida (Finnish), microprogrammer (French), microprogrammare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-microprogram-en-verb-YkV~OO-n Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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