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microcode


mi·cro·code

noun \ˈmī-krə-ˌkōd\

Definition of MICROCODE

: the microinstructions especially of a microprocessor

First Known Use of MICROCODE

1958

Rhymes with MICROCODE

à la mode, antipode, carbo-load, discommode, down the road, eigenmode, electrode, episode, frontage road, front-end load, hit the road, impastoed, incommode, internode, Kozhikode, mother lode, Nesselrode, object code, palinode, penal code, pigeon-toed, service road, sinus node, trematode, wagonload

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