Noun: CISC
- (computing) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip
"Some older mainframes still use CISC";
- complex instruction set computing, complex instruction set computer
- An agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies
- Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada
Type of: architecture, computer architecture, international intelligence agency
Antonym: RISC
Encyclopedia: CISC