risc
noun
Simple meaning
A kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform.
Pronunciation
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riskIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹɪsk
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Definition
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noun
computingcomputer science
A kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform
computing
Acronym of reduced instruction set computer.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform
Used this way, risc is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It stays understated rather than dramatic. This is a computing use: it carries a fixed technical meaning inside software and systems work.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Mild
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
- Technical/specialist writing
- Business/professional
- Science
Usage note
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Sense: kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform
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