microprogram
microprogram noun: a set of microinstructions in a CPU, used to implement machine instructions.
Noun
microprogram (plural microprograms)
- A set of microinstructions in a CPU, used to implement machine instructions.
Verb
microprogram (third-person singular simple present microprograms, present participle microprogramming or (rare) microprograming, simple past and past participle microprogrammed or (rare) microprogramed)
- To write a microprogram manually.
Forms of microprogram
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | microprograms |
| alternative UK | microprogramme |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | microprograms |
| present participle | microprogramming |
| past participle | microprogrammed |
| past | microprogrammed |
| present participle (rare) | microprograming |
| past participle (rare) | microprogramed |
| past (rare) | microprogramed |
Origin of microprogram
From micro- + program.
Questions about microprogram
- What does microprogram mean?
- Microprogram means a set of microinstructions in a CPU, used to implement machine instructions.
- What part of speech is microprogram?
- Microprogram can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of microprogram?
- The plural of microprogram is microprograms.
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