microcode
IPA: mˈaɪkroʊkoʊd
noun
- (computing) The collective microprograms in a CPU, used to run machine instructions.
verb
- (computing, transitive) To write or rewrite (program instructions) in microcode, typically to optimize performance.
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Examples of "microcode" in Sentences
- Microcode is much more commonly used.
- That book generally used the term microcode.
- Various levels of microcode control are included.
- This has nothing to do with the microcode or opcodes.
- Microcode can be characterized as horizontal or vertical.
- And then there were the games that used their own microcode.
- This was used to load microcode, and for diagnostic purposes.
- RISC instructions are sometimes similar to the narrow vertical microcode.
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