firmware

Japanese: firmware
firmware

…For example, relatively simple processing devices do not have the function of multiplication, and multiplication can be realized by software as a series of additions, but multiplication can be speeded up by creating an electronic circuit for multiplication and making it hardware. In contrast, the method of storing a program in a fixed storage device rather than storing it in a rewritable storage device and realizing the desired function is called firmware. [Saito Tadao] …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "firmware" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…例えば比較的簡単な処理装置では乗算の機能はもたず,乗算はソフトウェアによって加算の連続として実現できるが,乗算用の電子回路を作り,乗算をハードウェア化するほうが乗算を高速化できる。 プログラムを書き替え可能な記憶装置に格納するのではなく,固定的な記憶装置に記憶して所望機能を実現する方式はこれに対してファームウェアfirmwareと呼ばれる。【斉藤 忠夫】。…

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