Micro may refer to:

Measurement

micro- ''Micro'' (Greek letter μ, Mu (letter), mu, non-Italic type, italic) is a metric prefix, unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one millionth (10−6). It comes from the Ancient Greek, Greek word (), meaning "small". It is the ...

(μ), a metric prefix denoting a factor of 10⁻⁶

Places

* Micro, North Carolina, town in U.S.

People

* DJ Micro, (born Michael Marsicano) an American trance DJ and producer * Chii Tomiya (都宮ちい, born 1991), Japanese female professional wrestler, ring name Micro * Micro, Nishimiya Yūki (born 1980), Japanese musician, member of the pop band Def Tech

Arts, entertainment, and media

* Micro (comics), often known as Micro, a character in Marvel Comics * ''Micro'' (novel), techno-thriller by Michael Crichton, published posthumously in 2011 * Micro (Thai band), a Thai rock band formed in 1983 * ''

IEEE Micro ''IEEE Micro'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the IEEE Computer Society covering small systems and semiconductor chips, including integrated circuit processes and practices, project management, development tools and i ...

'', a peer-reviewed scientific journal * International Symposium on Microarchitecture, an academic conference focus on microarchitecture *

Micromanagement (gameplay) Micromanagement in gaming is the handling of detailed gameplay elements by the player. It appears in a wide range of games and genres, including strategy video games, construction and management simulations, and pet-raising simulations. Micromanage ...

, the handling of detailed gameplay elements, such as individual units in realtime strategy games

Brands and enterprises

Micro Cars Micro Cars is an automobile company based in Peliyagoda, Sri Lanka, founded in 1995. It was established by automobile engineer, Dr. Lawrence Perera. Micro Cars is a fully-owned subsidiary of Micro Holdings. History Micro Cars was established ...

, Sri Lankan automobile company, established 1995 * Micro Center, an American computer department store, established 1979 *

Micro ISV A micro ISV (abbr. mISV or μISV), a term coined by Eric Sink, is an independent software vendor with fewer than 10 or even just one software developer. In such an environment the company owner develops software, manages sales and does public rela ...

(mISV or μISV), a term for a small independent software vendor *

Micro Mobility Systems Micro Mobility Systems Ltd, known as Micro, is a Switzerland, Swiss company that produces urban vehicles such as kickscooters and the Microlino, a small electric car which was first presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 2016. In the United Stat ...

, Swiss company producing kickscooters

Computing

* ''Micro'', a mostly-obsolete term for a

microcomputer A microcomputer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer having a central processing unit (CPU) made out of a microprocessor. The computer also includes memory and input/output (I/O) circuitry together mounted on a printed circuit board (P ...

, e.g.: **

BBC Micro The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, is a family of microcomputers developed and manufactured by Acorn Computers in the early 1980s as part of the BBC's Computer Literacy Project. Launched in December 1981, it was showcased across severa ...

* BBC

Micro Bit The Micro Bit (also referred to as BBC Micro Bit or stylized as micro:bit) is an open source hardware ARM-based embedded system designed by the BBC for use in computer education in the United Kingdom. It was first announced on the launch of B ...

, or micro:bit, an ARM-based embedded system for computer education *

MICRO Relational Database Management System The MICRO Relational Database Management System was the first large-scale set-theoretic database management system to be used in production. Though MICRO was initially considered to be an "Information Management System", it was eventually recognize ...

, an early set-theoretic database management system * Micro T-Kernel, μT-Kernel, a real-time operating system

Other uses

MICRO (organization) MICRO is a non-profit organization that builds six-foot-tall museums that are installed in public spaces such as in transit hubs, community centers, and hospital waiting rooms. Each museum explores a topic through interactive displays, such as ho ...

, a non-profit organization * Micro, type of bus

transport in Lima Public transport in Lima consists of Bus, buses, Minibus, minibuses (known as ''micros''), Taxi, taxis, and mototaxis (tuk-tuk). ''Micros'' are the most common means of public transportation in Lima and many other cities in Peru. There are also ...

, Peru *

AAA battery The AAA battery (or triple-A battery) is a standard size of dry cell battery. One or more AAA batteries are commonly used in low-drain portable electronic devices. A zinc–carbon battery in this size is designated by IEC as R03, by ANSI C ...

, known as a micro cell *

Micro kart A micro kart is a small, one-passenger mini go-kart. These karts typically have two-stroke engines, ranging in size from 22.5 cc to 85 cc, and putting out anywhere from 1.2 hp to over 20 hp, or an electric motor with rechargeabl ...

, a one-passenger mini go-kart *

Game Boy Micro The Game Boy Micro is a 32-bit handheld game console made by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on September 13, 2005, and to international markets later that year. It is a miniaturized version of the Game Boy Advance. The console was the last in ...

, a 2005 Nintendo handheld and the final model in the Game Boy line *

Microbrew Craft beer is beer manufactured by craft breweries, which typically produce smaller amounts of beer than larger "macro" breweries and are often independently owned. Such breweries are generally perceived and marketed as emphasising enthusiasm, ne ...

, a beer from a small brewery