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micro definition

micro (mī′krō)

adjective

  1. small, very small, or on a small scale macro and micro issues
  2. microeconomic

noun

  1. something very small
  2. Informal
    1. a microwave oven
    2. a microcomputer
    3. a microprocessor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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