microcode
English
Etymology
From micro- + codeCategory:English terms prefixed with micro-#CODE.
Noun
microcode (usually uncountable, plural microcodes)Category:English lemmas#MICROCODECategory:English nouns#MICROCODECategory:English uncountable nouns#MICROCODECategory:English countable nouns#MICROCODECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MICROCODECategory:Pages with entries#MICROCODECategory:Pages with 1 entry#MICROCODE
- (computingCategory:en:Computing#MICROCODE) 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)Category:English lemmas#MICROCODECategory:English verbs#MICROCODECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MICROCODECategory:Pages with entries#MICROCODECategory:Pages with 1 entry#MICROCODE
- (computingCategory:en:Computing#MICROCODE, transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#MICROCODE) To write or rewrite (program instructions) in microcode, typically to optimize performance.