different between macrocode vs microcode

English

Alternative forms

• macro code

Pronunciation

Noun

macrocode (countable and uncountable, plural macrocodes)

1. (computing) Code written using macros.
2. Any relatively high-level coding system.
   • 2004, Phenomenological Inquiry (volumes 28-30, page 122)

     In contrast, authors of junk fiction draw their contents from a repertoire of codified commonplaces that are catachresized in a macrocode of the reader's imagination. The result may seem like fantasy literature, but instead offers just trite factuality […]

Verb

macrocode (third-person singular simple present macrocodes, present participle macrocoding, simple past and past participle macrocoded)

1. (transitive) To encode using a relatively high-level coding system.

English

Etymology

micro- +? code

Noun

microcode (usually uncountable, plural microcodes)

1. (computing) The collective microprograms in a CPU, used to run machine instructions.

Verb

microcode (third-person singular simple present microcodes, present participle microcoding, simple past and past participle microcoded)

1. (computing, transitive) To write or rewrite (program instructions) in microcode, typically to optimize performance.