complex instruction set computer

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