( Alternatively , Variable Length Instruction Word or VLIW a refers to a CPU instruction ( instruction set ) designed to load ( or copy ) a literal value count of inline Machine code to the on-chip RAM for higher speed CPU decoding . ) The acronym VLIW may also refer to Variable Length Instruction Word , a CPU instruction set designed to load ( or copy ) a literal value count of inline Machine code to the on-chip RAM for higher speed CPU decoding .