Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
William A. Sodeman · The SAGE Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society · 2018
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is an international scientific and educational association of computer professionals which traces its beginnings to the founding of the Eastern Association for Computing Machinery in 1947, followed in 1954 by the incorporation of The Association for Computing Machinery. The word machinery in its name has always bothered some ACM leaders, but all attempts at changes to other names, such as The Association of Computing or The Association for Computer Science, have failed to garner the requisite membership support.