"Programming interface byte"?

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"Programming interface byte"?

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What even is "Programming interface byte"? The PCI IDE Controller article never said what it is, and how can I access it.
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Bits 8-15 of register 2 in the PCI device configuration header (PCI configuration space).

https://wiki.osdev.org/PCI
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thanks, that was pretty confusing
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