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Measurement

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micro- ''Micro'' (Greek letter μ ( U+03BC) or the legacy symbol µ (U+00B5)) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of 10−6 (one millionth). Confirmed in 1960, the prefix comes from the Greek ('), meaning "small". The symbol for t ...
(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


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) Micro (ไมโคร) were a Thai rock band formed in 1983 in Bangkok, Thailand. They signed to the GMM Grammy. The group has released a six studio albums. The lead vocals for their first three albums was Amphol Lumpoon. And when Amphol Lumpo ...
, a Thai rock band formed in 1983 * '' IEEE Micro'', a peer-reviewed scientific journal


Brands and enterprises

* Micro Cars, Sri Lankan automobile company, established 1995 * Micro Center, an American computer department store, established 1979 * Micro ISV (mISV or μISV), a term for a small independent software vendor * Micro Mobility Systems, 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 British Broadcasting Corporation Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, is a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers in the 1980s for the BBC Computer Literacy Project. Designed with an empha ...
* BBC Micro Bit, or micro:bit, an ARM-based embedded system for computer education * MICRO Relational Database Management System, an early set-theoretic database management system * Micro T-Kernel, μT-Kernel, a real-time operating system


Other uses

* MICRO (organization), a non-profit organization * Micro, type of bus transport in Lima, 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 C18.1 ...
, known as a micro cell * Micro kart, a one-passenger mini go-kart * Game Boy Micro, a 2005 Nintendo handheld and the final model in the Game Boy line * Microbrew, a beer from a small brewery


See also

* * * Macro (disambiguation) * Micromachinery * Microstate * Micros Systems * Mikro (disambiguation) *
Mikra (disambiguation) Mikra may refer to: *Mikra, Thessaloniki, a town in the Thermi municipality, Greece *''Mikra'', or Tanakh, the canonical collection of Jewish texts See also * * Micra (disambiguation) *Mikro (disambiguation) *Micro (disambiguation) *Anatolia ...
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