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mi·cro·in·struc·tion

(mī′krō-ĭn-strŭk′shən)

n. Computers

A small, basic instruction, used in series to make up a high-level machine instruction.

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microinstruction

(ˈmaɪkrəʊɪnˌstrʌkʃən)

(Computer Science) 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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