Concept information
Preferred term
computer-aided drafting
Definition
- Computer-aided drafting (CAD) is an automated system designed to efficiently and accurately create and display graphic entities at a high level of precision, primarily for use in architecture, engineering, and mechanical design. It is important to note that the CAD acronym is often expanded in a number of synonymous ways: The A can stand for “aided” or “assisted.” and D for “drafting” or “design.” Other related terms are computer-aided drafting and design (CADD), computer-aided mapping (CAM), and computer-aided cartography (CAC). [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD)]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/computer-aided_drafting
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