computer-aided manufacturing

[ kuhm-pyoo-ter-ey-did ]

noun
  1. the use of specially designed computers to improve and regulate manufacturing processes; a type of automation in which computers control and monitor industrial machinery. Abbreviation: CAM

  2. the techniques used in computer control and monitoring of industrial machinery and processes. Abbreviation: CAM

Origin of computer-aided manufacturing

1
First recorded in 1965–70

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