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An '''Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller''' ('''APIC''') is a more intricate [[Programmable Interrupt Controller]] (PIC) containing a magnitude more outputs and much more complex priority schemas.

One of the best known APIC architectures, the [[Intel APIC Architecture]], is now replacing the original [[8259A]] PIC in newer [[x86]]gayer PCs.

== See also ==