MEANING
A compact computer on a chip designed to control a device or process.
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Words that belong together
- embedded microcontroller
- programmable microcontroller
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A microcontroller regulated the pump's speed.
Word forms
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- microcontroller
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Usage notes
Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular microcontroller; plural microcontrollers. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, technology. Commonness: uncommon.
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