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microprogram

Syllabification: (mi·cro·pro·gram)
Definition of microprogram

noun

  • a microinstruction program that controls the functions of a central processing unit or peripheral controller of a computer.

verb

[with object]
  • use microprogramming with (a computer); bring about by means of a microprogram:by 1980 virtually all computers were microprogrammed

Derivatives

microprogrammable

adjective

microprogrammer

noun

microprogram in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of microprogram in the British & World English dictionary