microprogramming
nounUK /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/
US /ˌmaɪkroʊˈproʊɡræmɪŋ/
A way of telling a computer's brain what to do using tiny built-in steps.
The engineer used microprogramming to make the processor follow its instructions.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of writing very small programs that control a computer's hardware directly.
Microprogramming lets designers change how a chip works without building new hardware.
3. A technique for implementing a computer's instruction set using a sequence of microinstructions.
The course covered microprogramming as a bridge between hardware and software.
4. The process of creating microcode stored in a control memory.
Microprogramming was essential for early computers with complex instruction sets.