what are association for computing machinery?

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what are association for computing machinery?

2006-10-13 02:34:01 · 2 answers · asked by nelz 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design

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ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) is an association of computing practitioners.

It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is currently around 78,000. Its headquarters are in New York City.

The official website is http://www.acm.org/

2006-10-13 03:59:28 · answer #1 · answered by Utkarsh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It is the professional organization for computer programmers and such. Yeah, they know about the jokes about 'association for machinery.' But its been around a long time.

2006-10-13 02:42:57 · answer #2 · answered by Rabbit 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋