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CISC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip
Synonyms:
CISC; complex instruction set computer; complex instruction set computing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("CISC" is a kind of...):
architecture; computer architecture ((computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Antonym:
RISC ((computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies
Synonyms:
CISC; Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("CISC" is a kind of...):
international intelligence agency (an intelligence agency outside the United States)
Domain region:
Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)
