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APC most often refers to:
APC or Apc may also refer to:
Computing and technology
Auto Power Control, a system of powering e.g. laser diodes
Adaptive predictive coding , an analog-to-digital conversion system
Advanced process control , a concept in control theory
Alternative PHP Cache , a PHP accelerator program
Angled physical contact, a technique used in
optical fiber connections
APC (magazine) , A ustralian P ersonal C omputer magazine
APC III or Advanced Personal Computer, a 1983 NEC microcomputer
A merican P ower C onversion Corporation or simply APC , a manufacturer of uninterruptible power supplies, electronics peripherals and data center products, nowadays called
APC by Schneider Electric
APC-7 connector , a coaxial connector used for high frequency applications
Application Program Command, a
C1 control code
Asynchronous procedure call , a function that executes asynchronously in the context of a specific thread on Microsoft Windows
Atari Punk Console , a simple DIY noisemaker circuit
VIA APC , a low-cost Android PC computer
Science
General
Biology and medicine
Activated protein C , an anti-coagulant and anti-inflammatory protein
Adenomatous polyposis coli , a tumor suppressor protein encoded by the APC gene, mutations in which can cause colon cancer
Anaphase-promoting complex , a ubiquitin ligase cell cycle protein
Antigen-presenting cell , a type of cell that displays foreign antigens
A mino Acid-P olyamine-Organoc ation
(APC) Family of transport proteins
APC Superfamily , a superfamily of transport proteins
APC tablet, analgesic compound of a spirin,
p henacetin , and c affeine
Argon plasma coagulation , an endoscopic technique for controlling hemorrhage
Atrial premature complexes , a type of premature heart beat or irregular heart beat or arrhythmia which start in the upper two chambers of the heart
Chemistry
Military
Organizations
Astroparticle and Cosmology Laboratory , a research laboratory located in Paris
A.P.C. , A French design group and clothing retailer
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States , a group of countries
African Paralympic Committee , a sports organization based in Cairo, Egypt
Alianza Popular Conservadora , a political party in Nicaragua
Alien Property Custodian , a former office within the Government of the United States
All People's Congress , a political party in Sierra Leone
All Progressives Congress , a political party in Nigeria
Alternativa Popular Canaria , a separatist political party of the Canary Islands
American Pie Council , an organization committed to preserving America's pie heritage
American Plastics Council , a major trade association for the U.S. plastics industry
Americas Paralympic Committee , an umbrella organization of National Paralympic Committees
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, a defunct American petroleum exploration company
Animal Procedures Committee , a UK public body and task force
Anti-Poverty Committee , a direct action organization in Vancouver, Canada
Apocalypse Production Crew , an MP3 warez organization
Arab Potash Company , a potash production company headquartered in Jordan
Armed Proletarians for Communism , an Italian far-left terrorist group of the 1970s
Arrangers' Publishing Company , a sheet music publishing company in the United States
Asia Pacific College , a joint venture between IBM Philippines and the SM Foundation
Asian Paralympic Committee , an umbrella organisation of National Paralympic Committees
Associated Presbyterian Churches , a Scottish Christian denomination
Association for Progressive Communications , a worldwide network of organisations helping others use the internet to promote social justice and sustainable development
Association of Professional Chaplains , internationally certified hospice chaplains
Atlantic-Pacific Capital , a US-based independent investment bank
Australian Paralympic Committee
Australian Polling Council , a polling industry body
Patriotic Alliance for Change , a Paraguayan political alliance (Alianza Patriótica por el Cambio)
Places
Other uses
A Perfect Circle , an American rock supergroup
Alkali Pozzolan Cement , an alternative cement developed at Curtin University, Australia
Ambulatory Payment Classification
Attoparsec , an unusual minuscule unit of astronomic distance
Australian Provincial Championship , a rugby union competition in Australia
Automatic Performance Control , a system that was used on some Saab H engines
Average propensity to consume , the proportion of income spent
Levantine Arabic , by ISO 639-3 code
North Levantine Arabic , by a previously separate ISO 639-3 code, which has now been broadened to include Levantine Arabic
Vincent's APC , a discontinued analgesic compound of a spirin, p henacetin and c affeine, once popular in Australia
See also
Topics referred to by the same term