Meanings
nounCISC (plural CISCs)
plural CISCs
- abbreviationacronymretronymcomputingAcronym of complex instruction set computer.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies
Similar
Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada
Broader
international intelligence agency
noun(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip
Similar
complex instruction set computingcomplex instruction set computer
Opposite
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Rhymes & wordplay
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CISC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CISC
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“CISC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CISC. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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