English noun: complex instruction set computing | |||
1. | complex instruction set computing (attribute) (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 computer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | architecture, computer architecture | ||
Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
Antonyms | reduced instruction set computer, reduced instruction set computing, risc | ||