microprogram

English

Alternative forms

• microprogramme (UK)

Etymology

From micro- + program.

Noun

microprogram (plural microprograms)

1. (computing) A set of microinstructions in a CPU, used to implement machine instructions.

Translations

a set of microinstructions in a CPU

• Finnish: mikro-ohjelma
• French: microprogramme (fr) m
• Irish: micreachlár m
• Italian: microprogramma (it) m

Verb

microprogram (third-person singular simple present microprograms, present participle microprogramming or (rare) microprograming, simple past and past participle microprogrammed or (rare) microprogramed)

1. (computing) To write a microprogram manually.

Related terms

• microprogrammable

Translations

to manually write a microprogram

• Finnish: mikro-ohjelmoida
• French: microprogrammer (fr)
• Italian: microprogrammare