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–noun
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
Compare CISC.
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RISC  
abbr.   reduced instruction set computer

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risc

noun
(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform [syn: reduced instruction set computing] [ant: cisc] 

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RISC
Reduced Instruction Set Computer

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RISC
reduced instruction set computer

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