"CISC" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /sɪsk/ Forms: CISCs [plural]
enPR: sĭsk Rhymes: -ɪsk Head templates: {{en-noun}} CISC (plural CISCs)
  1. (computing, retronym) Acronym of complex instruction set computer. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, retronym Alternative form of: complex instruction set computer Categories (topical): Computing

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