microprogrammableadj.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈprəʊɡrəməbl/, /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)prə(ʊ)ˈɡraməbl/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˌproʊˈɡræməb(ə)l/ Computing.
That is capable of being microprogrammed.
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society > computing and information technology > programming language > program or code > [adjective] > employing microprogramming
microprogrammed1956
microprogrammable1963
microcoded1974
1963 Proc. AFIPS Conf. 24 212/2 To the casual programmer who has occasion to use only those programming aids and instruction sets that have been devised and provided for him by others, the microprogrammable feature means a larger and more varied instruction repertoire and generally improved performance.
1971 New Scientist 7 Jan. 27/1 Such a machine must..be ‘microprogrammable’, modular, inexpensive, and user-oriented.
1982 Electronics 28 July 146/1 In these applications, designers of pipelined microprogrammable systems need not add extra registers.
1987 T. Baba (title) Microprogrammable parallel computer: MUNAP and its applications.
Derivatives
ˌmicroprogrammaˈbility n. the property of being microprogrammable.
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society > computing and information technology > programming language > program or code > [noun] > microprogramming > being microprogrammable
microprogrammability1974
1974 Computer Design Mar. 86/2 MPS organization has been shown to capitalize on the μP features of low cost, microprogrammability, and infrequent memory references.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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