"RISC" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪsk/ Forms: RISCs [plural]
enPR: rĭsk Rhymes: -ɪsk Head templates: {{en-noun}} RISC (plural RISCs)
  1. (computing) Acronym of reduced instruction set computer. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: reduced instruction set computer Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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