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computer-aided design

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noun

  1. CAD. the use of computer techniques in designing products, esp involving the use of computer graphics

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French electric-equipment maker Schneider agreed to buy PTC, a maker of computer-aided design programs and other industrial software, for about $22.6 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Revenue attributed to Align’s imaging systems and computer-aided design services was $189.9 million, down year over year as well as sequentially.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025

“The level of detail to produce and resource it properly takes months and months of analysis,” said Kleeman, who pores over renderings made with computer-aided design software to adapt Hockney’s design for the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024

These include endeavors related to computer-aided design and improving algorithms for digital manufacturing.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2024

Vectors depicting advanced computer-aided design models for amazing new skyscrapers.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

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