computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing


com·put·er-aid·ed de·sign/com·put·er-aid·ed man·u·fac·tur·ing

(CAD/CAM) (kŏm-pyūtĕr-ādĕd dĕ-zīn, manyū-fakchŭr-ing) Process by which an object is designed on a computer before information is transferred to a device that produces the item according to determined design specification; used in fabrication of crowns.