RISC

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Acronym	Definition
RISC	Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RISC	Reduced Instruction Set Computing
RISC	Research Institute for Symbolic Computation (Linz, Austria)
RISC	RNA Induced Silencing Complex (ribonucleoprotein complex involved in mRNA degradation)
RISC	Reduced Instruction Set Code
RISC	Regional Interagency Steering Committee (FEMA/Federal Response Plan)
RISC	Regulatory Information Service Center (OMB)
RISC	Risk Information Support Center
RISC	Responsible Internet Service Companies
RISC	Radiology Information System Consortium
RISC	Research Group on Instability in Coronary Artery Disease
RISC	Risk Information Sharing Consortium (National League of Cities)
RISC	Regional Intelligence Support Center
RISC	Reduced Instruction Set Class
RISC	Risk Institute for the Support of Communication
RISC	Repository for Individuals of Special Concern (US FBI)
RISC	Rural Industries Service Centre (India)
RISC	Runway Incursion Severity Classification (ICAO)
RISC	Rhode Island Striper Club

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The result is a new class of streamlined computers called "reduced instruction set computers" or RISC machines. Assessing a RISCy business by Science News SoftRISC, a leading provider of VoIP and multimedia software solutions for RISC platforms, today announced the first software for RISC-based CPUs that eliminates a separate DSP chip, as well as the need for discrete application chips such as an Echo Canceller, MP3 player, or MPEG4 player. SoftRISC Incorporates First DSP Functionality for RISC-Based CPUs ... by Business Wire While users were evenly split between "Scaling Out" (adding processing power through the addition of small units such as blades) and "Scaling Up" (adding processing power through virtualizing larger systems), users with Virtualization plans showed a strong preference for x86 over RISC in the long term. Virtualization on RISC: Hot Now, but Short Lived, According to ... by Business Wire More results

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The result is a new class of streamlined computers called "reduced instruction set computers" or RISC machines.

Assessing a RISCy business by Science News

SoftRISC, a leading provider of VoIP and multimedia software solutions for RISC platforms, today announced the first software for RISC-based CPUs that eliminates a separate DSP chip, as well as the need for discrete application chips such as an Echo Canceller, MP3 player, or MPEG4 player.

SoftRISC Incorporates First DSP Functionality for RISC-Based CPUs ... by Business Wire

While users were evenly split between "Scaling Out" (adding processing power through the addition of small units such as blades) and "Scaling Up" (adding processing power through virtualizing larger systems), users with Virtualization plans showed a strong preference for x86 over RISC in the long term.

Virtualization on RISC: Hot Now, but Short Lived, According to ... by Business Wire

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