Firmware
[furm-wair] /ˈfɜrmˌwɛər/
noun, Computers.
1.
a microprogram stored in ROM, designed to implement a function that had previously been provided in .
/ˈfɜːmˌwɛə/
noun
1.
(computing) a fixed form of software programmed into a read-only memory
n.
1968, from firm (adj.) + ending from software.
Software stored in read-only memory (ROM) or programmable ROM (PROM). Easier to change than hardware but harder than software stored on disk. Firmware is often responsible for the behaviour of a system when it is first switched on. A typical example would be a “monitor” program in a microcomputer which loads the full operating system from disk or from a network and then passes control to it.
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