microlog

English

Etymology

From micro- + log.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mī′krō-lŏg, -lôg
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪ̯.kɹəʊ̯.lɒɡ/, /ˈmʌɪ̯.kɹəʊ̯.lɒɡ/; /-lɔːɡ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): (without the cot–caught merger) /ˈmaɪ̯.kɹoʊ̯.lɔɡ/, (cot–caught merger) /ˈmaɪ̯.kɹoʊ̯.lɑɡ/; (without the cot–caught merger) /-lɔɡ/, (cot–caught merger) /-lɑɡ/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈmaɪ̯.kɹoʊ̯.lɒɡ/, (dialectal) /ˈmaɪ̯.kɹoʊ̯.lɑɡ/; (standard) /-lɒɡ/, (dialectal) /-lɑɡ/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑe̯.kɹəʉ̯.lɔɡ/; /-loːɡ/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑe̯.kɹɐʉ̯.lɒɡ/; /-loːɡ/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌi̯.kɹo.lɔɡ/, /ˈməi̯.kɹo.lɔɡ/; /-lɔɡ/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈməj.kɾoː.lɔɡ/, /ˈmɑːj.kɾoː.lɔɡ/; (without the cot–caught merger) /-lɔːɡ/, (cot–caught merger) /-lɔɡ/

• Rhymes: -aɪkɹəʊlɒɡ, -aɪkɹəʊlɔːɡ
• Hyphenation: mi‧cro‧log

Noun

microlog (plural micrologs)

1. (computing) A section of non-volatile memory used to record state information.

See also

• microinverse
• microlateral
• micronormal

Further reading

• Denis Howe (24 February 2004), “microlog”, in Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, retrieved 3 June 2026.

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• “microlog”, in Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary‎^[1] (glossary), SLB, a. 2021, archived from the original on 7 February 2025