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microcoding, vbl. n. Computing.|ˈmaɪkrəʊkəʊdiŋ|
Also micro-coding.
[f. micro- 2 a + coding vbl. n. s.v. code v..]
= microprogramming vbl. n. Also, microcode.
1958Communications Assoc. Computing Machinery June 17 This machine would be a continual challenge..due to its ‘infinite’ variations which look somewhat like microcoding. 1970A. Chandor et al. Dict. Computers 254 Micro-coding, the process of simulating a program instruction not normally part of an instruction set by means of a series of simple program steps. A section of micro-coding forms a macro instruction. 1977Dun's Rev. Apr. 27/1 The company will either boost the capacity and reduce the price of the 370-168 or convert some of its software into the mainframe hardware, via a process known as microcoding. 1985Austral. Personal Computer Sept. 81/2 We guessed that it [sc. the compiler chip] would probably rely heavily on microcoding: that is, the functionality would not be designed at the level of the logic gates which comprise integrated circuits.
Hence ˈmicrocoded ppl. a., employing microcode; (as a back-formation) ˈmicrocode v. trans.
1974IBM Jrnl. Res. & Devel. XVIII. 344/2 The microcoded modem transmitter described in the preceding section can be programmed to operate in a variety of modes and speeds. 1979Amer. Banker 11 Apr. 12/3 The consulting group said impressive price-performance standards, powerful new IBM software, interface links and microcoded extensions could create an ‘iron curtain’ for IBM's competitors. 1985Datamation 1 May 35/2 Today the company is shipping thousands of lines of code for VM as well as microcoding its systems. 1989DEC Professional Feb. 39/3 CISC computers include hundreds of microcoded instructions. |