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CISC stands for ''Complex Instruction Set Computer'' and is an alternate design philosophy which favours a CPU design where each instruction can perform a lot of work. This approach emphasizes chip logic to optimize performance. Additional sillicon is needed for features such as instruction resequencing, deep pipelines, and more complex execution units.
The RISC vs. CISC debate was at its peak in the 1980s and early 1990s. Most modern CPU designs combine elements of both philosophies. For example, ARM processors, which have historically been considered RISC designs, now include out-of-order execution (a CISC feature), while ; x86 processors (traditionally a CISC design) now feature larger register sets that were originally considered a RISC feature.
== Instruction Set Architecture ==