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CIM

American  

abbreviation

  1. computer input from microfilm: data converted from microfilm to a digital format that can be parsed by computer hardware or software, as by optical character recognition.

  2. computer-integrated manufacturing: an automated process that relies on computers to streamline production and distribution of goods.


CIM British  

abbreviation

  1. computer input on microfilm

  2. computer integrated manufacture

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Spotify recently built a fancy podcast studio in a CIM office building on trendy Sycamore Avenue that is open by invitation-only to video creators in Spotify’s partner program.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Hollywood, which hasn’t historically been home to apparel companies, is now attracting the offices of fashion retailers, says CIM Group, one of the neighborhood’s largest commercial property landlords.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

That fall, he was negotiating a fourth amendment to the CIM loan to borrow even more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Gary’s estate can’t afford to pay more; it’s insolvent because of the CIM loan, his representatives explained in mediation this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

I was in the CIM Mission Home in Vancouver, B. C., an accepted candidate.

From Have We No Rights? A frank discussion of the "rights" of missionaries by Williamson, Mabel