MICROCODE

firmware, microcode

(noun) (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory

Source: WordNet® 3.1


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.

Source: Wiktionary



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17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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