microprogram
nounUK /ˈmaɪkrəʊˌprəʊɡræm/
US /ˈmaɪkroʊˌproʊɡræm/
A microprogram is a tiny set of instructions built into a computer chip that tells it how to do bigger jobs.
The engineer loaded a microprogram into the processor to control its basic operations.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A very short or small-scale computer program.
Students wrote a microprogram to blink an LED on the circuit board.
3. The coded sequence of microinstructions stored in a control memory.
Each machine instruction is translated into a microprogram stored in read-only memory.
4. A program designed for a microcontroller or embedded device.
The thermostat runs a microprogram that checks the temperature every second.