Micr-

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Micro- \Mi"cro-\, Micr- \Mi"cr-\ . [Gr. mikro`s small.]
     A combining form signifying:
     (a) Small, little, trivial, slight; as, microcosm,
         microscope.
     (b) (Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.) A millionth part of;
         as, microfarad, microohm, micrometer.


         [1913 Webster]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  MICR
       
          {Magnetic Ink Character Recognition}