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IEEE Computer Society (sometimes abbreviated Computer Society or CS) is a professional society of IEEE.

Its purpose and scope is "to advance the theory, practice, and application of computer and information processing science and technology" and the "professional standing of its members." The CS is the largest of 39 technical societies organized under the IEEE Technical Activities Board.

Information processing is the change (processing) of information in any manner detectable by an observer.

As such, it is a process that describes everything that happens (changes) in the universe, from the falling of a rock (a change in position) to the printing of a text file from a digital computer system.

In the latter case, an information processor is changing the form of presentation of that text file.

A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is usually a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession and the public interest.

In science studies, science, technology and society (STS or science and technology studies) is the study of how social, political, and cultural values affect scientific research and technological innovation, and how these, in turn, affect society, politics and culture.

A theory is a contemplative and rational type of abstract or generalizing thinking, or the results of such thinking.

Depending on the context, the results might, for example, include generalized explanations of how nature works.

The word has its roots in ancient Greek, but in modern use it has taken on several different related meanings.