Complex Instruction Set Computer
Complex Instruction Set ComputerHistorically, the opposite of ReducedInstructionSetComputer.
Interestingly enough, the term CISC was (I believe) coined by the RISC camp, and was frequently used as a pejorative for processors with such architectures, including the MotorolaSixtyEightKay and the ExEightySix architecture. The term CISC was never used until there was a RISC architecture in opposition.
Other examples of CISC architectures which were prominent at one point include the Vax.
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