RISC-V
conceptsAn open standard instruction set architecture based on reduced instruction set computer principles
Pronunciation
Correct
risk-five
/rɪsk faɪv/
Pronounced 'risk five' — RISC as a word (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) followed by the Roman numeral V meaning five, as it is the fifth RISC ISA developed at UC Berkeley.
Source: riscv.org(official spec)
Common Mistakes
Common Mistake
R-I-S-C-V
/ɑːr aɪ ɛs siː viː/
Spelling out each letter misses the convention: RISC is spoken as a word, and V is the Roman numeral five, not the letter V.