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Acronym for Intel Arch 32(bit).
Often called x86 or (less commonly) 80x86 because the original version was named 8086, and subsequent revisions were numbered 80286, 80386, 80486, etc.
The are two main manufacturers of these chips:
Which is better is a traditional ReligiousWar/FlameWar.
