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RISC

[ risk ]

noun

  1. reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.


RISC

/ rɪsk /

acronym for

  1. reduced instruction set computer: a computer in which the set of instructions which it can perform has been reduced to the minimum, resulting in very fast data processing


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