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ACM CCS Area

This dimension groups fields of computing by their ACM CCS area. Wikipedia notes the ACM Computing Classification System "is comparable to the Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC) in scope, aims, and structure, being used by the various ACM journals to organize subjects by area." Browsing this way collects every field classified under the same ACM CCS area.

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Era of Emergence
1959 CE 1
ACM CCS Area
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1. Wikipedia: Computer architecture
WikipediaComputer architecture, History section, term-origin sentence, field subcategory use
Quote, Computer architecture, History section, term-origin sentence, field subcategory use
The term "architecture" in computer literature can be traced to the work of Lyle R. Johnson and Frederick P. Brooks, Jr., members of the Machine Organization department in IBM's main research center in 1959.
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