risc (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *RISC*:
NOUN	attribute	RISC, reduced instruction set computing, reduced instruction set computer	(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform

RISC > pronunciation
Sounds	rih'sk
Rhymes	asterisk ... whisk: 12 rhymes with ihsk...

English > *RISC*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform.
Synonyms	reduced instruction set computing, reduced instruction set computer
Category	computer science, computing	The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
Broader	computer architecture, architecture	(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's ... / computer's hardware or system software
Opposite	complex instruction set computing, complex instruction set computer, CISC	(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip

HyperDic: risc