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, ↑RISC
• Ant: ↑CISC (for: ↑RISC), ↑complex instruction set computer, ↑complex instruction set computing (for: ↑reduced instruction set computing)
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
• Hypernyms: ↑computer architecture, ↑architecture
Useful english dictionary. 2012.