APCs
Armored troop vehicles
APCs is the plural of APC, an abbreviation with several common meanings.
In military contexts, an APC is an armored personnel carrier—a vehicle designed to transport troops safely through combat zones.
In medicine, APCs are antigen-presenting cells, which trigger immune responses.
In publishing and academic contexts, APCs are article processing charges—fees authors pay for open-access publication.
Ground combat troops
- vehicleMeans of transport
- tankLarge storage vessel
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- combatArmed hostile engagement
platoon · battalion · convoy · troop transport · Bradley · Stryker · LAV · mechanized
infantry
Ground combat troops
- vehicleMeans of transport
- tankLarge storage vessel
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
combat · platoon · battalion · convoy · troop transport · Bradley · Stryker · LAV · mechanized · deployment
routers
Packet-forwarding network hardware
- switchesCircuit opening devices
- LANLocalized computer linkage
- WANGeographically dispersed data infrastructure
Ethernet · TCP/IP · firewall · bandwidth · latency · protocol · subnet · VPN · gateway · wireless
- immunityimmune, immunity, immune system, immune response, immune cells
- Armored Forcestanks, armored vehicles, Bradley, Abrams, Abrams tank
- tankstanks, storage tank, fuel tank, water tank, oil tank
- immune cellsT cells, lymphocytes, macrophage, macrophages, monocyte
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- armiesdivisions, battalions, corps, soldiers, platoons
APCstanks
Storage vessels for liquids
jeeps · Humvees · trucks · utility vehicles · pickup trucks
APCsschool buses
Vehicles carrying students
commercial vehicles · passenger cars · buses · tour buses · minivans