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