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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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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 company on Friday eliminated a number of computer-aided design positions as part of a restructuring of its design engineering team, a spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 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

AutoCAD — the “CAD” stands for computer-aided design — was based on a program called Interact created by Michael Riddle, another company founder.

From New York Times Mar. 6, 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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