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microaddress

noun
/ˌmaɪkrəˈædrɛs/

Etymology

From micro- + address.

  1. derived from dīrēctus — “straight; right”
  2. derived from *addīrēctiāre✻
  3. derived from adrecier — “to straighten, address”
  4. inherited from adressen — “to raise erect, adorn”
  5. formed as microaddress — “micro- + address”

Definitions

  1. A location or address within the control memory (microcode store) of a microprogrammed…

    A location or address within the control memory (microcode store) of a microprogrammed control unit, used to fetch or branch to a specific microinstruction.

    • In the jump mode, the succeeding microinstruction is placed in an arbitrary microaddress which cannot be reached through the mentioned modes.
    • The control unit is comprised of a ROM and a microaddress register.
    • This function is implemented by the Microaddress Control Logic.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for microaddress. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA