ACM Computing Classification System

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The ACM Computing Classification System is a classification for computer science developed and maintained by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) .

In terms of the objective as well as the basic structure and scope of the classification, it is roughly comparable to the Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC), the equivalent of mathematics. The system is primarily subdivided into a 3-level hierarchy , each category being identified by an uppercase letter (A – K) and a subsequent numbering. There is another, keyless level that lists the subject areas assigned to the respective category. The first version of the classification appeared in 1964. Revisions followed in 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1998 and 2012.

There is currently no current German translation of the classification. Since all categories of the classification can be identified by a unique key, a translation is not necessary to classify articles into categories.

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