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RISC

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reduced instruction set computer

RISC [rɪsk]

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(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) 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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RISC - (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform

reduced instruction set computer, reduced instruction set computing

computer 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 structures

complex instruction set computer, complex instruction set computing, CISC - (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip

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ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)], a provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions, has announced that Samsung Electronics Co.

SAMSUNG LICENSES ARM SECURCORE TECHNOLOGY FOR USE IN 32-BIT SMART ... by EDP Weekly's IT Monitor

In addition, a SuperHTM*1 RISC engine family 32-bit RISC microcomputer SH3-DSP CPU core is included on the chip.

New multimedia chip released by Hitachi by Worldwide Computer Products News

has expanded its SuperH series of RISC microprocessors with the addition of the SH7615 CPU featuring a hybrid 32-bit RISC and digital signal processing (SH-DSP) core, and an on-chip Ethernet controller.

HITACHI UNVEILS SH-DSP MICROPROCESSOR WITH ON-CHIP ETHERNET by LAN Product News