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*'''Oppose''' moving it. When the concept first appeared, it was called [[control store]], but its technological flowering came out of Cambridge University and was called ''microprogramming'' by its inventors, notably Maurice Wilkes. Microcode is the newer, less formal term. Microcode already redirects to it. If "Microcode" already existed and contained significant content, then merging might be worth arguing, but that's not the case. Moving it is a waste of time that doesn't improve the quality of Wikipedia - I've done pointless moves/renames in the past, and have come to realize it's a waste of time and effort. [[User:Cryptosmith|Rick Smith]] 19:55, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
*'''Strong Support'''. The term microcode is much more commonly used. Just do a Google search on microcode vs microprogram. For many in the general public, their first exposure to the term was the Pulitzer-prize winning book [[The Soul of a New Machine]], by [[Tracy Kidder]]: [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316491977/sr=1-1/qid=1154385659/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-6135956-3450313?ie=UTF8&s=books]. That book generally used the term microcode. During the RISC vs CISC debates of the 1980s, the term most often used was microcode (RISC processors aren't microcoded). Do a Google search on microcode + RISC vs microprogram + RISC. Microcode is much more commonly used. In general we should use the most common term, unless there is ''overwhelming'' reason otherwise. See [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (common names)]]. [[User:Joema|Joema]] 22:53, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
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