internally stored program
internally stored program
[in′tərn·əl·ē ¦stȯrd ′prō·grəm] (computer science)
A sequence of instructions, stored inside the computer in the same storage facilities as the computer data, as opposed to external storage on tape, disk, drum, or cards.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.