microcode

microcode

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der.
English micro-
English code
English microcode

    From micro- + code.

    Noun

    microcode (usually uncountable, plural microcodes)

    1. (computing) The collective microprograms in a CPU, used to run machine instructions.

    Verb

    microcode (third-person singular simple present microcodes, present participle microcoding, simple past and past participle microcoded)

    1. (computing, transitive) To write or rewrite (program instructions) in microcode, typically to optimize performance.
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