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microprogram

noun mi·cro·pro·gram \-ˈprō-ˌgram, -grəm\

Definition of MICROPROGRAM

:  a routine composed of microinstructions used in microprogramming
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First Known Use of MICROPROGRAM

1953

Rhymes with MICROPROGRAM

ad nauseam, angiogram, audiogram, cardiogram, Grand Coulee Dam, ideogram, in personam, New Amsterdam, Omar Khayyám, Virginia ham

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