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microinstruction

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mi⋅cro⋅in⋅struc⋅tion

  [mahy-kroh-in-struhk-shuhn]
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–noun Computers.
an instruction that defines part of a machine-language instruction in terms of simpler operations.
Origin:
1955–60; micro- + instruction
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mi·cro·in·struc·tion   (mī'krō-ĭn-strŭk'shən)   
n.   Computer Science
A small, specific instruction, used in series to make up a high-level machine instruction.
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