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Processor with instructions capable of multi-step operations
A complex instruction set computer (CISC /ˈsɪsk/) is a computer architecture in which single instructions can execute several low-level operations (such
Complex instruction set computer
Complex_instruction_set_computer
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up cisc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. CISC may refer to: Caribbean Island Swimming Championships Chongqing Iron and Steel Company Clean intermittent
CISC
Japanese multinational corporation
Sony Group Corporation, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The
Sony
Processor executing one instruction in minimal clock cycles
Compared to the instructions given to a complex instruction set computer (CISC), a RISC computer might require more machine code in order to accomplish
Reduced instruction set computer
Reduced_instruction_set_computer
Statutory office of the Indian Armed Forces
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) is the statutory office that heads the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS), the
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
Chief_of_Integrated_Defence_Staff
CISC Semiconductor GmbH, established in 1999, is a company with worldwide business operations providing customer-specific engineering services together
CISC_Semiconductor
Model that describes the programmable interface of a computer processor
classification is by architectural complexity. A complex instruction set computer (CISC) has many specialized instructions, some of which may only be rarely used
Instruction_set_architecture
Canada's national intelligence organization
Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC; French: Service canadien de renseignements criminels) is an inter-agency organization in Canada designed to
Criminal Intelligence Service Canada
Criminal_Intelligence_Service_Canada
Family of instruction set architectures
80x86 or the 8086 family) is a family of complex instruction set computer (CISC) instruction set architectures initially developed by Intel, based on the
X86
Indian Army
Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) of the Indian Armed Forces and the Former 15 Corps (XV Corps) in Kashmir
Satish_Dua
IBM midrange computer (1988–2013)
breaking application compatibility. Early systems were based on a 48-bit CISC instruction set architecture known as the Internal Microprogrammed Interface
IBM_AS/400
Indigenous Canadian gang
Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) has designated the IP as being a member of indigenous-based organized crime (IBOC). CISC asserts that the Indian Posse
Indian_Posse
Educational center in Uzbekistan
2025-03-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) "Islamic Center". cisc.manbalar.uz. Archived from the original on 2025-03-12. Retrieved 2025-03-12
Center for Islamic Civilization
Center_for_Islamic_Civilization
variable-length. Usually it is RISC architectures that have fixed encoding length and CISC architectures that have variable length, but not always. The table below
Comparison of instruction set architectures
Comparison_of_instruction_set_architectures
Layer of hardware-level instructions or data structures
microcode-implemented instruction sets was later called complex instruction set computer (CISC). An alternate approach, used in many microprocessors, is to use one or more
Microcode
Series of 32 bit CISC microprocessors
m68000, m68k, or 68k) is a family of 32-bit complex instruction set computer (CISC) microprocessors.[citation needed] During the 1980s and early 1990s, they
Motorola_68000_series
Physical components of a computer
ISAs include CISC (complex instruction set computer), RISC (reduced instruction set computer), vector operations, and hybrid modes. CISC involves using
Computer_hardware
Retired Indian Navy admiral
(C-in-C) grade and appointed Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC). During his tenure as CISC, the Department of Military Affairs was created by the Government
R._Hari_Kumar
Procedural computer language also known as TAL
It was the original system programming language for the Tandem Computers CISC machines, which had no assembler. The design concept of TAL, an evolution
Transaction Application Language
Transaction_Application_Language
Type of instruction set architecture
registers. This differs from a register–memory architecture (for example, a CISC instruction set architecture such as x86) in which one of the operands for
Load–store_architecture
share. In many CISCs, an instruction could access either registers or memory, usually in several different ways. This made the CISCs easier to program
History of general-purpose CPUs
History_of_general-purpose_CPUs
Indian Army
Indian Army. He previously served as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC). He previously served as General Officer Commanding Uttar Bharat Area, prior
Johnson_P_Mathew
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (India)
"CHIEF OF INTEGRATED DEFENCE STAFF TO THE CHAIRMAN CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE (CISC)". ids.nic.in. "Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit - BRF". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved
Ashutosh_Dixit
Family of 64-bit Intel microprocessors
instruction set computing (RISC) and complex instruction set computing (CISC) architectures for all general-purpose applications. When first released
Itanium
Abstract data type
being the Burroughs Large Systems. Other examples include the CISC HP 3000 machines and the CISC machines from Tandem Computers. The x87 floating-point architecture
Stack_(abstract_data_type)
64-bit RISC instruction set architecture
Alpha was designed to replace 32-bit VAX complex instruction set computers (CISC) and to be a highly competitive RISC processor for Unix workstations and
DEC_Alpha
Line of computers sold by Digital Equipment Corporation
capability. The VAX ISA is considered a complex instruction set computer (CISC) design. DEC quickly dropped the −11 branding as PDP-11 compatibility was
VAX
Component of computer engineering
not particularly descriptive, especially so the CISC label; many early designs retroactively denoted "CISC" are in fact significantly simpler than modern
Microarchitecture
Microprocessor
"sixty-eight-thousand") is a 16/32-bit complex instruction set computer (CISC) microprocessor, introduced in 1979 by Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector
Motorola_68000
Criminal incidents involving the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in Canada
and violent incidents in Canada. The Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) has designated the Hells Angels an outlaw motorcycle gang. Hells Angels
Hells Angels MC criminal allegations and incidents in Canada
Hells_Angels_MC_criminal_allegations_and_incidents_in_Canada
Successor to the Intel 386
"tightly pipelined" manner for typical instructions. This included most "CISC" type instructions as well as the simple load/store-free "RISC-like" ones
I486
Intel microprocessor
design is something that had been argued being impossible to implement for a CISC instruction set, by certain academics and RISC competitors.[who?] Other central
Pentium_(original)
Microprocessor design released in 1995
ARM processor core instead of a 68000 core. "Motorola DragonBall MC68328 CISC SoC". PDAdb.net. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved
DragonBall_(microcontroller)
Instruction set architecture developed by Digital Equipment Corporation
The PDP-11 architecture is a 16-bit CISC instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). It is implemented by central
PDP-11_architecture
32-bit RISC-like computing architecture
simplified instruction set compared to earlier complex instruction set computer (CISC) architectures, but it did incorporate some more complex instructions than
Clipper_architecture
CISC microprocessor
The NEC V60 is a CISC microprocessor manufactured by NEC starting in 1986. Several improved versions were introduced with the same instruction set architecture
NEC_V60
Indian general
Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) of the Indian Armed Forces. He assumed the office on 1 November 2018 when
Podali_Shankar_Rajeshwar
High-end single-user computer
order of magnitude in performance improvement over CISC processors of comparable cost. Intel's x86 CISC family always had the edge in market share and the
Workstation
Triumvirate staff organization in the Indian Armed Forces
of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) - a three-star officer, who is a non-voting member of the COSC. Functionally, the CISC operates with the unofficial
Chiefs of Staff Committee (India)
Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee_(India)
Compiler that optimizes generated code
results can be accessed in registers instead of slower memory. RISC vs. CISC: CISC instruction sets often have variable instruction lengths, often have a
Optimizing_compiler
IBM's 64-bit instruction set architecture implemented by its mainframe computers
Modal Extensions (ESAME), is IBM's 64-bit complex instruction set computer (CISC) instruction set architecture, implemented by its mainframe computers. IBM
Z/Architecture
Part of a machine instruction
known as an instruction code. […] Jones, Douglas W. (June 1988). "A Minimal CISC". ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News. 16 (3). New York, USA: Association
Opcode
Platform-specific data size used for some historical digital hardware
terms, such as byte, are used instead. Examples: 3-bit: some experimental CISC designs 6-bit: Burroughs B8500 8-bit: English Electric KDF9 (represented
Syllable_(computing)
Inability to completely empty the bladder
catheterization (CISC). CISC has a lower infection risk compared to catheterization techniques that stay within the body. Challenges with CISC include compliance
Urinary_retention
Chinese iron and steel manufacturer
Chongqing Iron and Steel Company Limited (SEHK: 1053,SSE: 601005), or CISC is an iron and steel manufacturing state-owned enterprise in Chongqing, China
Chongqing Iron and Steel Company
Chongqing_Iron_and_Steel_Company
American semiconductor company
the processor would translate code designed to run on the traditionally CISC-based x86 architecture to run on the chip's internal RISC architecture. The
NexGen
Indigenous street gang in Winnipeg, Canada
Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) has designated the Manitoba Warriors as being a faction of indigenous-based organized crime (IBOC). CISC asserts that the gang
Manitoba_Warriors
Family of mainframe computers
zEnterprise EC12 is based on the zEC12 chip, a 5.5 GHz 8-core out-of-order CISC-based z/Architecture processor. The zEC12 can have a maximum of 120 cores
IBM_Z
Number of arguments required by a function
IMP are typically used as binary operators with two distinct operands. In CISC architectures, it is common to have two source operands (and store result
Arity
Family of 16-bit and 32-bit minicomputers
System/3000, and then called it the HP 3000. The HP 3000 originally used a 16-bit CISC stack machine processor architecture, first implemented with Transistor-transistor
HP_3000
Outlaw motorcycle club in Alberta, Canada
Archive) Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) Report, 2000 CBC News In Depth: Biker Gangs in Canada, CBC News On-line
Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club (Canada)
Grim_Reapers_Motorcycle_Club_(Canada)
Series of microprocessors from IBM
fabrication process In 1991, Apple researched a future alternative to the CISC-based Motorola 68000 series platform, and Motorola experimented with a RISC
IBM_Power_microprocessors
Prefix applied to microcontrollers made by Toshiba
microcontrollers made by Toshiba. The product line includes multiple families of CISC and RISC architectures. Individual components generally have a part number
Toshiba_TLCS
Swimming competition
The Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships (CISCs) are biennial aquatics championships held in even years. They are organized by CCCAN and feature age-group
Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships
Caribbean_Islands_Swimming_Championships
digital signal processor (DSPs) and certain complex instruction set computer (CISC) architectures. In many instruction sets, a loop must be implemented by using
Zero-overhead_looping
Type of computing architecture
microprocessor design technology evolved from complex instruction set computer (CISC) to reduced instruction set computer (RISC). In the early days of the computer
No_instruction_set_computing
Computer architecture to aid parallelism
Floating Point Systems' FPS164, which had a complex instruction set computing (CISC) architecture that separated instruction initiation from the instructions
Very_long_instruction_word
32-bit microprocessor
McGraw-Hill Inc. pp. 506–507. ISBN 0-07-062807-6. Retrieved 30 January 2026. "CISC: The Intel 80486 vs. The Motorola MC68040". July 1992. Retrieved 20 May 2013
Motorola_68040
U.S. intelligence and covert action agency
Criminal intelligence Argentina: DNIC Australia: ACIC Bangladesh: CID Canada: CISC Finland: NBI India: CBI Indonesia: Baintelkam Polri (id) Italy: DIA, DIGOS
Central_Intelligence_Agency
Computer architecture bit width
to change without needing to recompile the software. Past hardware had a CISC instruction set with 48-bit addressing, while current hardware is 64-bit
128-bit_computing
Unix operating system
for CAD / CAM work. Early versions of EWS-UX run on Motorola 68000 series CISC processors,[citation needed] while later versions run on MIPS RISC processors
EWS-UX
Area codes in southern Ontario, Canada
Establishment of CISC Ad Hoc Committees for NPA Relief Planning in Canada Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-310: Establishment of a CISC ad hoc committee
Area codes 905, 289, 365, and 742
Area_codes_905,_289,_365,_and_742
North American center for research by NEC, based in Princeton, New Jersey
µPD77C25 μPD72068 µPD96050 R4200 V850 x86 microprocessors V20 V25 V30 V40 V50 CISC V60 microprocessors µPD70615 µPD70616 µPD70632 µPD70832 µPD72691 v t e Video
NEC_Laboratories_America
Network Router
(i.e. Frame Relay, T1 etc.). The routers are based on a Motorola 68EC030 CISC processor. This line of routers is no longer sold or supported by Cisco Systems
Cisco_2500_series
1995 arcade system board
also a single-board version of the SPI hardware. CPU: Intel 80386-DX 32-bit CISC CPU 25 MHz AMD AM386-DX/DXL 25 MHz CPU used on some models Graphics processor:
Seibu_SPI_System
Microprocessor brand name by Intel
cycle. Like many other x86 processors, they translate x86-instructions (CISC instructions) into simpler internal operations (sometimes referred to as
Intel_Atom
Former general officer of indian army
Defence Staff to the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC). After serving as the CISC for a year, Chait retired in June 2014. Integrated Defence
Anil_Chait
International outlaw motorcycle club
2009-12-22. Retrieved 2020-11-21.- Criminal Intelligence Service Canada, cisc.gc.ca AFP targets outlaw motorcycle gangs in South-East Asia Australian Federal
Bandidos_Motorcycle_Club
Aspect of the instruction set architecture of CPUs
more addressing modes. For example, some complex instruction set computer (CISC) architectures, such as the Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) VAX, treat
Addressing_mode
the fastest CISC designs, in spite of using less-developed fabrication. Despite massive efforts, CPU designs using classic RISC or CISC ISA's plateaued
Explicit_data_graph_execution
Instruction pipeline
separates the first RISC machines from earlier CISC machines is that RISC has no microcode. In the case of CISC micro-coded instructions, once fetched from
Classic_RISC_pipeline
Family of computers 1970–1990
System/370 Designer IBM Bits 32-bit Introduced 1970 Design CISC Type Register–Register Register–Memory Memory–Memory Encoding Variable (2, 4 or 6 bytes
IBM_System/370
Anglosphere intelligence alliance
Criminal intelligence Argentina: DNIC Australia: ACIC Bangladesh: CID Canada: CISC Finland: NBI India: CBI Indonesia: Baintelkam Polri (id) Italy: DIA, DIGOS
Five_Eyes
Line of handheld video game consoles
Pocket Color New Neo Geo Pocket Color CPUs Toshiba TLCS-900/H core (16/32-bit CISC based on Z80) @ up to 6.144 MHz RAM 12 KB for 900/H, 4 KB for Z80 (shared
Neo_Geo_Pocket
Computer benchmarking program
instruction count comparisons between different instruction sets (e.g. RISC vs. CISC) can confound simple comparisons. For example, the same high-level task may
Dhrystone
U.S. federal law enforcement agency
Criminal intelligence Argentina: DNIC Australia: ACIC Bangladesh: CID Canada: CISC Finland: NBI India: CBI Indonesia: Baintelkam Polri (id) Italy: DIA, DIGOS
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
2019 64-bit mainframe microprocessor by IBM
cores support two-way simultaneous multithreading. The cores implement the CISC z/Architecture with a superscalar, out-of-order pipeline. New in z15 is an
IBM_z15
smaller and cheaper version of the Renesas M16C. It retains the M16C's 16-bit CISC architecture and instruction set, but trades size for speed by cutting the
R8C
Data structure or code used by a compiler
Torczon, "Engineering a Compiler", Morgan Kaufmann, 2004. ISBN 1-55860-698-X. "CISC 471 Compiler Design" by Uli Kremer Radare2 Contributors. "ESIL". Radare2
Intermediate_representation
Municipality and town in Meta Department, Colombia
Dorado | Periódico del Meta" (in Spanish). 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2026-03-26. CISC (2025-08-14). "Capturados cuatro hombres por hurto y extorsión en El Dorado
El_Dorado,_Meta
GE 400 Designer General Electric Bits 24-bit Introduced 1964 Design CISC Type Register-Memory Memory-Memory Encoding Fixed Branching Condition indicators
GE-400_series
1984 programming game
Redcode Simulator, or MARS. The design of Redcode is loosely based on actual CISC assembly languages of the early 1980s, but contains several features[vague]
Core_War
India's domestic intelligence agency
Criminal intelligence Argentina: DNIC Australia: ACIC Bangladesh: CID Canada: CISC Finland: NBI India: CBI Indonesia: Baintelkam Polri (id) Italy: DIA, DIGOS
Intelligence_Bureau_(India)
Chinese Go competition
µPD77C25 μPD72068 µPD96050 R4200 V850 x86 microprocessors V20 V25 V30 V40 V50 CISC V60 microprocessors µPD70615 µPD70616 µPD70632 µPD70832 µPD72691 v t e Video
NEC_Cup_(China)
1990s microprocessor design
memory-to-memory model is typical of the earlier CISC designs, the C Machine as implemented by CRISP differs from both CISC and RISC designs, including the earlier
AT&T_Hobbit
Circuit that performs subtraction
Neuromorphic Instruction set architectures Types Orthogonal instruction set CISC RISC Application-specific EDGE TRIPS VLIW EPIC MISC OISC NISC ZISC VISC architecture
Subtractor
British domestic intelligence agency
Criminal intelligence Argentina: DNIC Australia: ACIC Bangladesh: CID Canada: CISC Finland: NBI India: CBI Indonesia: Baintelkam Polri (id) Italy: DIA, DIGOS
MI5
Hardware cache of a central processing unit
Neuromorphic Instruction set architectures Types Orthogonal instruction set CISC RISC Application-specific EDGE TRIPS VLIW EPIC MISC OISC NISC ZISC VISC architecture
CPU_cache
Intelligence body of the Israel Defense Forces
Criminal intelligence Argentina: DNIC Australia: ACIC Bangladesh: CID Canada: CISC Finland: NBI India: CBI Indonesia: Baintelkam Polri (id) Italy: DIA, DIGOS
Military Intelligence Directorate (Israel)
Military_Intelligence_Directorate_(Israel)
Programming language for microcomputers based on PL/1 and XPL
1980s. For instance, the firmware of the Service Processor component of CISC IBM AS/400 was written in PL/M. The original PL/M compiler targeted the Intel
PL/M
Transnistrian state security service
Criminal intelligence Argentina: DNIC Australia: ACIC Bangladesh: CID Canada: CISC Finland: NBI India: CBI Indonesia: Baintelkam Polri (id) Italy: DIA, DIGOS
Ministry of State Security (Transnistria)
Ministry_of_State_Security_(Transnistria)
Combinational digital circuit
Neuromorphic Instruction set architectures Types Orthogonal instruction set CISC RISC Application-specific EDGE TRIPS VLIW EPIC MISC OISC NISC ZISC VISC architecture
Arithmetic_logic_unit
Workstation MPE HP 1974 None MPE-V 1988 Discontinued; Was bundled with HP-3000 CISC hardware "Classic" Proprietary Server MPE/XL HP 1987 MPE 7.5 2002 Discontinued;
Comparison of operating systems
Comparison_of_operating_systems
American architect
of Nevada Las Vegas; 2012 Charles Vanda Award for Excellence in the Arts CISC Canadian National Steel Design Award for the Alberta Art Gallery; June 2012
Randall_Stout
American professional soccer team in Charlotte, North Carolina
the area, region and nation to offer a direct pro pathway for its players. CISC operates as 4 Regional locations throughout the Carolinas, North, South,
Charlotte_Independence
Retrieved 2 December 2025. "Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assumes charge as CISC". The Economic Times. 1 May 2025. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 1 January 2026
List of serving marshals of the Indian Air Force
List_of_serving_marshals_of_the_Indian_Air_Force
Radio station in Squamish–Whistler, British Columbia
CISP-FM 104.5 Pemberton CIPN-FM 104.7 Pender Harbour CFUN-FM 104.7 Sechelt CISC-FM 107.5 Gibsons CIEG-FM 107.5 Egmont Links Webcast Listen Live Website mountainfm
CISQ-FM
Instruction set architecture by Hewlett-Packard
In the late 1980s, HP was building four series of computers, all based on CISC CPUs. One line was the IBM PC compatible Intel i286-based HP Vectra series
PA-RISC
Criminal intelligence Argentina: DNIC Australia: ACIC Bangladesh: CID Canada: CISC Finland: NBI India: CBI Indonesia: Baintelkam Polri (id) Italy: DIA, DIGOS
Directorate of Naval Intelligence (India)
Directorate_of_Naval_Intelligence_(India)
and public API which enables users to write custom processor models, RISC, CISC, DSP, VLIW all possible Windows, Linux Depends on target machine, for example
Comparison of platform virtualization software
Comparison_of_platform_virtualization_software
CISC
CISC
CISC
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Good Knowledge; Knows Everything; Cleverer
Boy/Male
Indian
The pure one of the faith
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of English/French Charles, SIARL means "man."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Islamic, Muslim, Pakistani, Urdu
To Give
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon English
Wife of Edward the Confessor.
Biblical
fear, or throwing down, of Jehovah
Male
Polish
Polish form of Roman Latin Valerianus, WALERIAN means "to be healthy, to be strong."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu
Son of sage Agniras
Girl/Female
Indian
Elegance
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, English, German, Hebrew, Swedish
Born of the Right Hand; Abbreviation of Benjamin and Benedict; Son
CISC
CISC
CISC
CISC
CISC
n.
The cisco.
n.
The Lake herring (Coregonus Artedi), valuable food fish of the Great Lakes of North America. The name is also applied to C. Hoyi, a related species of Lake Michigan.