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The basis of a RISC processor is that it has a relatively small set of possible instructions, but it executes those instructions very fast.
 
The basis of a RISC processor is that it has a relatively small set of possible instructions, but it executes those instructions very fast.
  
The model [[Unknown]] {{verify}} was the first RISC-based server and [[OS/400]] [[V3R6]] was the first operating system version
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The model {{unknown}} was the first RISC-based server and [[OS/400]] [[V3R6]] was the first operating system version
  
 
{{Seealso|CISC}} ''processor''
 
{{Seealso|CISC}} ''processor''

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RISC is an acronym which stands for Reduced Instruction Set Computer.

The basis of a RISC processor is that it has a relatively small set of possible instructions, but it executes those instructions very fast.

The model [information unknown] was the first RISC-based server and OS/400 V3R6 was the first operating system version

See also: CISC processor

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