APC

APC or Apc may refer to:

Biology and medicine

• Adenomatous polyposis coli, a type of colon cancer caused by a defect APC-protein due to mutations in the APC-gene
• Antigen-presenting cell, a type of cell that displays foreign antigens
• Activated protein C, an anti-coagulant and anti-inflammatory protein
• Anaphase-promoting complex, a ubiquitin ligase cell cycle protein
• 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
• APC tablet, analgesic compound of aspirin, phenacetin, and caffeine
• APC Superfamily, a superfamily of transport proteins
• APC Family, a family of transport proteins

Chemistry

• Allophycocyanin, a protein from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family
• Allylpalladium chloride dimer, a chemical compound
• Anaphase-promoting complex, a complex of several proteins activated during mitosis
• Antigen-presenting cell, a cell that displays foreign antigens
• Ammonium perchlorate, a powerful oxidizer used in solid rocket motors

Computing

• APC by Schneider Electric, a manufacturer of uninterruptible power supplies, electronics peripherals and data center products
• APC (magazine), a computer magazine in Australia
• Adaptive predictive coding, an analog-to-digital conversion system
• Advanced process control, a concept in control theory
• Alternative PHP Cache, a PHP accelerator program
• Application Program Command, a C1 control code
• APC III or Advanced Personal Computer, a 1983 NEC microcomputer
• VIA APC (Android PC System), a low-cost computer

Military

• Armored personnel carrier, an armored fighting vehicle
• Armor-piercing capped, an anti-armor shell type
• Army Proficiency Certificate, the training syllabus of the Army Cadet Force

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, an American oil and gas exploration company
• Animal Procedures Committee, a UK public body and task force
• Anti-Poverty Committee, a direct action organization in Vancouver, Canada
• Arab Potash Company, a potash production company headquartered in Jordian
• 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
• Apocalypse Production Crew, an MP3 warez organization
• Atlantic-Pacific Capital, a US-based independent investment bank
• Australian Paralympic Committee
• Patriotic Alliance for Change, a Paraguayan political alliance (Alianza Patriótica por el Cambio)

Other uses

• Apc, Hungary, a village in the Heves County of Hungary
• A Perfect Circle, a rock band
• Alkali pozzolan cement
• Ambulatory Payment Classification
• Antipop Consortium, an American hip-hop group
• Argon plasma coagulation, an endoscopic technique for controlling hemorrhage
• Atari Punk Console, a simple DIY noisemaker circuit
• Article processing charge
• Attoparsec, an unusual unit of measurement
• 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
• Napa County Airport (IATA airport code), near Napa, California

See also

• APC-7 connector, a coaxial connector used for high frequency applications
• APCS (disambiguation)