Micro

Micro is a word that comes from the Greek μικρός (mikrós), meaning "small". It can be used to indicate a smaller than average scale, as opposed to prefixes mega and macro, which can be used to indicate a larger than average scale.

Some examples are:

• microscopic referring to objects smaller than the scale of focus (in contrast with macroscopic).
• microwave, microphone, microchip and micro-organism.
• micro- (μ) is a prefix in the SI and other systems of units denoting a factor of 10⁻⁶ (one millionth). The symbol is the lower case Greek letter for mu, µ
  • Micro as shorthand for an SI based measurement, in the case of blood lead level for example, 10 micros would be 10 micrograms per deciliter.
• A shortened reference to microeconomics, microsociology, microbiology or similar fields of science
• Microcomputer (semi-obsolete usage)
• Microcontroller, electronics, microcontroller (also MCU or µC) is a functional computer system-on-a-chip
• Micromanagement (computer gaming)
• Micro DBMS, an early relational database management system
• The Micro programming language, a simple programming language used in teaching compiler construction techniques
• Microchip (comics), a supporting character in The Punisher comics (often known as Microchip)
• Mikro, a Greek electronic music group
• Microhouse, a subgenre of House music
• Micro (band), a Thai rock band
• Micro (car), the first car company from Sri Lanka
• Micro (novel), a novel written by Michael Crichton
• Micros are a sub-genre of pixel art, often non-isometric caricatures of small scale

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