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microinstruction
mi·cro·in·struc·tion
/
ˌmaɪ
kroʊ
ɪnˈstrʌk
ʃən
/
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[
mahy-kroh-in-
struhk
-sh
uh
n
]
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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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microinstruction
(ˈmaɪkrəʊɪnˌstrʌkʃən)
—
n
computing
an instruction produced within an arithmetic and logic unit in accordance with a microprogram, that activates a particular circuit to perform part of the operation specified by a machine instruction
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