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Computer-aided design (CAD) as the word itself states, it involves the design using Computer aided tools. CAD was originally the three letter acronym for "Computer Aided drafting" as in the early days CAD was really a replacement for the tradition drafting board. But now it is the term often interchanged with "Computer Aided Design" to reflect the fact that modern CAD tools do much more than just drafting.
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'''Computer-aided design''' ('''CAD''') is design using [[computer]]-aided tools. CAD was originally the three-letter [[acronym]] for "Computer-Aided Drafting", as in the early days CAD was really a replacement for the traditional [[drafting board]]. But now it is the term often interchanged with "Computer-Aided Design" to reflect the fact that modern CAD tools do much more than just [[drafting]].

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Computer-aided design (CAD) is design using computer-aided tools. CAD was originally the three-letter acronym for "Computer-Aided Drafting", as in the early days CAD was really a replacement for the traditional drafting board. But now it is the term often interchanged with "Computer-Aided Design" to reflect the fact that modern CAD tools do much more than just drafting.

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