computer-aided design(CAD)

1.The application of computer technology to the design of a product, or the design itself.; 把計算機技術用于設計產品(包括計算機本身)的應用(系統)。 2.A system where engineers create a design and see the proposed product in front of them on a graphics screen or in the form of computer printout. | 一種系統,工程師用它來進行設計,并從圖形屏幕或計算機打印或繪圖輸出中看所設計的產品。參閱CAD／CAM。