microcontroller

noun

mi·​cro·​con·​trol·​ler ˈmī-krō-kən-ˌtrō-lər 

plural microcontrollers

: an integrated circuit that contains a microprocessor along with memory and associated circuits and that controls some or all of the functions of an electronic device (such as a home appliance) or system

Examples of microcontroller in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The few systems that are not compatible include proprietary and high-voltage systems, millivolt heaters, microcontroller systems that lack a C-wire and solid-fuel systems. —Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025

The first feature is a clean microcontroller interface. —IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025

And then in the desert, electronics hate hot weather, and there's little microcontrollers and all sorts of hardware that doesn't want to play well in the hot sun. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025

The microcontroller produces digits from the incoming random bytes by first throwing away any byte with a value over 250. —IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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