RISC

/rɪsk/
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Definitions of RISC
  1. noun
    (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform
    synonyms: reduced instruction set computer, reduced instruction set computing
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    antonyms:
    CISC
    (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip
    type of:
    architecture, computer architecture
    (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software
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