CISC

(sɪsk)
n. complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions. Compare risc

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	CISC - an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agenciesCriminal Intelligence Services of Canadainternational intelligence agency - an intelligence agency outside the United StatesCanada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"
	2.	CISC - (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chipcomplex instruction set computer, complex instruction set computingcomputer architecture, architecture - (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's system software"computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structuresreduced instruction set computer, reduced instruction set computing, RISC - (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform

CISC

[sisk] (computer science) complex instruction set computer

CISC

Complex Instruction Set Computer

CISC

(Complex Instruction Set Computer) Pronounced "sisk." The traditional architecture of a computer which uses microcode to execute very comprehensive instructions. Instructions may be variable in length and use several addressing modes, requiring complex circuitry to decode them. Contrast with RISC.

CISC

Acronym	Definition
CISC➣Complex Instruction Set Computer
CISC➣Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
CISC➣Cisco Certification
CISC➣Circuit Switch
CISC➣Criminal Intelligence Service Canada
CISC➣Clean Intermittent Self-Catheterization (urology)
CISC➣Commonwealth Information Security Center (Virginia)
CISC➣CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission)
CISC➣Center for Forskning I Idræt, Sundhed og Civilsamfund (Denmark)
CISC➣City University of New York Institute for Sustainable Cities (New York, NY)
CISC➣Central Instructional Support Center
CISC➣Criminal Investigation Service Command
CISC➣Construction Industry Stabilization Committee (now defunct)
CISC➣Congress of the International Society of Citriculture
CISC➣Configuration Interaction with Size-Consistency
CISC➣Creative Integrated Solutions Consortium
CISC➣Clare Immigrant Support Centre (Ireland)
CISC➣Computer & Information Sciences Course (academia)

CISC

Related to CISC: RISC, CISC processor, CSIC

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Synonyms for CISC

noun an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies

Synonyms

Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada

Related Words

international intelligence agency
Canada

noun (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip

Synonyms

complex instruction set computer
complex instruction set computing

Related Words

computer architecture
architecture
computer science
computing

Antonyms

reduced instruction set computer
reduced instruction set computing
RISC