What is "risc"

RISC may refer to:

• Berkeley RISC
• Reduced instruction set computing, CPU design philosophy with relatively simple instructions
• UK Security and Resilience Industry Suppliers Community (RISC) is an alliance of companies, trade associations and think tanks engaged with the British Government in a range of activities to support national security objectives.
• RNA-induced silencing complex
• RISC OS, operating system created by Acorn Computers
• MIPS RISC/os, UNIX-like operating system distributed by MIPS Computer Systems
• Risc PC, Acorn computer launched in 1994
• The RISC Group, New Jersey based collective to assist in publication of artistic works
• Rural Infrastructure Service Commons, rural development strategy in India
• Research Institute for Symbolic Computation in Linz, Austria