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microprogramming

noun mi·cro·pro·gram·ming \-ˌgra-miŋ\

Definition of MICROPROGRAMMING

:  the use of routines stored in memory rather than specialized circuits to control a device (as a computer)
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First Known Use of MICROPROGRAMMING

1953

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