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Detailed Synonyms for CISC in English

CISC:

CISC [the ~] noun

  1. the CISC
    – (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip 1
    the complex instruction set computer; the complex instruction set computing; the CISC
    – (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip 1
  2. the CISC
    – an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies 1
    the CISC; the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada
    – an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies 1
  3. the CISC
    – The implementation of complex instructions in a microprocessor design so that they can be invoked at the assembly language level. The instructions can be very powerful, allowing for complicated and flexible ways of calculating such elements as memory addresses. All this complexity, however, usually requires many clock cycles to execute each instruction. 2
    the CISC; the complex instruction set computing
    – The implementation of complex instructions in a microprocessor design so that they can be invoked at the assembly language level. The instructions can be very powerful, allowing for complicated and flexible ways of calculating such elements as memory addresses. All this complexity, however, usually requires many clock cycles to execute each instruction. 2

Related Definitions for "CISC":

  1. (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip1
  2. an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies1
  3. The implementation of complex instructions in a microprocessor design so that they can be invoked at the assembly language level. The instructions can be very powerful, allowing for complicated and flexible ways of calculating such elements as memory addresses. All this complexity, however, usually requires many clock cycles to execute each instruction.2