complex instruction set computer (CISC)
A computer in which individual instructions may perform many operations and take many cycles to execute, in contrast with reduced instruction set computer (RISC).
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Technology
- Category: Information technology
- Company: Gartner
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