complex instruction set computer
n · noun
Simple meaning
A kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɑmplɛksɪnstˈɹʌkʃənˈsɛtkəmpˈjutɚ
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Definition
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n
A complex instruction set computer is a computer architecture in which single instructions can execute several low-level operations (such as a load from memory, an arithmetic operation, and a memory store) or are capable of multi-step operations or addressing modes within single instructions.
noun
computer science
A kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip
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This meaning: A complex instruction set computer is a computer architecture in which single instructions can execute several low-level operations (such as a load from memory, an arithmetic operation, and a memory store) or are capable of multi-step operations or addressing modes within single instructions.
Used this way, complex instruction set computer is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a mathematical use: it is defined precisely and belongs to working with figures and calculations rather than to ordinary conversation.
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- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Mathematics
- Geometry
- Academic writing
- Education/classroom
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