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microcode

microcode noun: the collective microprograms in a CPU, used to run machine instructions.

Noun

microcode (usually uncountable, plural microcodes)

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

Forms of microcode

Noun
pluralmicrocodes
Verb
third-person singular presentmicrocodes
present participlemicrocoding
past participlemicrocoded
pastmicrocoded

Origin of microcode

From micro- + code.

Questions about microcode

What does microcode mean?
Microcode means the collective microprograms in a CPU, used to run machine instructions.
What part of speech is microcode?
Microcode can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of microcode?
The plural of microcode is microcodes.

Words near microcode in the dictionary

  1. micrococcal
  2. micrococci
  3. micrococcologist
  4. micrococcologists
  5. micrococcus
  6. microcode
  7. microcoded
  8. microcodes
  9. microcoding
  10. microcoil
  11. microcoils

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Adapted from Wiktionary: microcode (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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