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microcode
noun
The collective microprograms in a CPU, used to run machine instructions.
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But despite the support of computer makers groaning under Intel's dominance, trying to hitch a ride on the back of a grumpy 800lb gorilla was proving a precarious form of existence.Eventually, under a settlement in 1995, AMD gave up any rights to Intel microcode.
On some computers, the microcode is stored in ROM and cannot be modified; on some larger computers, it is stored in EPROM and therefore can be replaced with newer versions.
Typically, one machine-language instruction translates into several microcode instructions.
Microprogramming, Process of writing microcode for a microprocessor.
The problem began when Toshiba failed to fix an error in the microcode of a chip designed by NEC.
Microcode is low-level code that defines how a microprocessor should function when it executes machine-language instructions.
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