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CAD/CAM

American  
[kad-kam] / ˈkædˌkæm /

noun

  1. computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing; the combination of CAD and CAM.

Etymology

Origin of CAD/CAM

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

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Dental-lab technicians shifted from manual molds to digital scanning and CAD/CAM; etchers and engravers moved from hand tools to digital engraving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

The minimalism of Twitter also appeals to me—I fear the day its developers improve it so you can use it for CAD/CAM and to build PowerPoint decks.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2011

In both West Germany and Japan, interest in CAD/CAM applications is already at the boiling point.

From Time Magazine Archive

The manufacturing, or "CAM" side of the CAD/CAM loop is only now beginning to take shape, but its potential applications are, if anything, even more mind stretching.

From Time Magazine Archive

By that time, CAD/CAM and its many variants may be in use in at least 25% of all plants and factories in the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

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