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Microoperation vs Microprocessor - What's the difference?

microoperation | microprocessor |

As nouns the difference between microoperation and microprocessor

is that microoperation is any of several simpler operations that form a more complex machine instruction while microprocessor is the entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip).

microoperation

English

Alternative forms

*micro-operation

Noun

(micro-operation) (en noun)
  • (computing) Any of several simpler operations that form a more complex machine instruction

    • microprocessor

    English

    (wikipedia microprocessor)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computer hardware) the entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip).
  • * 1992 , Michael A. Miller, The 68000 Microprocessor Family: Architecture, Programming, and Applications (page 47)
    • When the microprocessor decodes the JSR opcode, it stores the operand into the TEMP register and pushes the current contents of the PC ($00 0128) onto the stack.

    See also

    * integrated circuit * microchip