Opinions seem to be divided:-

      There is "Programmable Interrupt Controller", the 8259 of IBM-PC infamy

      There is "Peripheral Interface Controller", the PICs we know and
tolerate, if not love

             but, according to Active Components' new catalog (P20), there
is also...
----> "Positive Impedance Converter", with familiar names such as the
PIC16F877...

Best regards,

P.S. Here are some more, according to the german acronym server (not sure
about the last two):

PIC     - Paired Ion Chromatography
PIC     - Personal Intelligent Communicator
PIC     - picrinic acid
        + 2,4,6-(NO2)3-C6H2-OH
        + 2,4,6-trinitro phenol
PIC     - Pilot In Command
PIC     - Plastic-Insulated Cable
PIC     - Position Independent Code
PIC     - Primary Independent Carrier
PIC     - Prior Informed Consent
PIC     - Priority Interrupt Controller
PIC     - Program Interrupt Controller


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