microcodeprogram
nounUK /ˈmaɪkrəʊkəʊdˌprəʊɡræm/
US /ˈmaɪkroʊkoʊdˌproʊɡræm/
A tiny set of instructions that tells a computer how to do a small job.
The engineer wrote a microcodeprogram to make the chip run faster.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small program stored in a computer's control memory to carry out a single machine instruction.
Each microcodeprogram handles one step of the larger operation.
3. A short routine that translates higher-level instructions into hardware-level actions.
The microcodeprogram converts the command into signals the circuits understand.
4. A compact piece of code embedded in a device to control its basic functions.
The toy's microcodeprogram makes its lights blink in a pattern.