microcode
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English
Etymology
Noun
microcode (usually uncountable, plural microcodes)
- (computing) 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)
- (computing, transitive) To write or rewrite (program instructions) in microcode, typically to optimize performance.
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