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  1. Reduced instruction set computer - Wikipedia

    In electronics and computer science, a reduced instruction set computer (RISC, pronounced "risk") is a computer architecture designed to simplify the individual instructions given to the computer to …

  2. RISC vs CISC - GeeksforGeeks

    Oct 25, 2025 · Reduced Instruction Set Architecture (RISC) RISC simplifies processor design by using a small, uniform set of instructions. Each instruction performs a basic operation (e.g., load, compute, …

  3. What is RISC? – Arm®

    RISC is an alternative to the Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC) architecture and is often considered the most efficient CPU architecture technology available today.

  4. RISC | Definition, Meaning, & Facts | Britannica

    RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer), information processing using any of a family of microprocessors that are designed to execute computing tasks with the simplest instructions in the …

  5. What is RISC? - Computer Science

    RISC, or Reduced Instruction Set Computer. is a type of microprocessor architecture that utilizes a small, highly-optimized set of instructions, rather than a more specialized set of instructions often …

  6. Home - RISC-V International

    Nov 26, 2025 · The RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA) offers a highly customizable open standard platform, enabling developers to build, port, and optimize software applications, extensions, and …

  7. RISC | IBM

    RISC enabled computers to complete tasks using simplified instructions, as quickly as possible. The goal to streamline hardware could be achieved with instruction sets composed of fewer steps for …

  8. What is RISC and how does this processor architecture work?

    Aug 26, 2025 · RISC (of English Reduced Instruction Set Computer) is a processor design architecture that employs a reduced set of instructions, all of them simple, regular format and designed to run in a …

  9. RISC (reduced instruction set computer) - TechTarget

    Mar 24, 2023 · RISC (reduced instruction set computer) is a microprocessor that is designed to perform a smaller number of computer instruction types, so it can operate at a higher speed, performing more …

  10. Definition of RISC | PCMag

    RISC keeps instruction size constant and bans indirect addressing, retaining only those instructions that can be overlapped and made to execute in one machine cycle or less.