CISC


Meaning of CISC in English

C omplex I nstruction S et C omputing chipsets such as the Intel family of popular 386, 486, and Pentium competitors and the Motorola 680x0 family in Mac computers. These were the most popular processors until the RISC alternatives entered the market. The future of CISC versus RISC is now up in the air. (See also Pentium , USENet , and RISC )

Jensen's Technology English Glossary.      Английский словарь фирмы Jensen Technologies.