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Definition of Microcode
1. Noun. (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory.
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Generic synonyms: Code, Computer Code
Definition of Microcode
1. Noun. (computing) The collective microprograms in a CPU, used to run machine instructions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Microcode
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Microcode
Literary usage of Microcode
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. National Computer Security Conference Proceedings, 1992: Information Systems by DIANE Publishing Company (1992)
"More importantly in this context, horizontal microcode is more difficult to ...
To date, with respect to the architecture study, horizontal microcode has ..."
2. Guide to Understanding Design Documentation in Trusted Systems by James N. Menendez (1995)
"At the least, a high level view of major operations, eg, interrupts, I/O instruction
interpretations is needed if the microcode is not modular enough ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1882)
"... by fluids containing microcode!. The author says : " Thus we find in surgical
fever, in puerperal fever, in diphtheria, and in erysipelas, the presence ..."
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