computer-aided design

constructing a product by means of computer
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computer-aided design

Summary

computer-aided design is a field of study[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of field_of_study entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,111 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • computer-aided design's instance of is recorded as field of study[3].
  • computer-aided design is a type of design[4].
  • computer-aided design is part of computer science[5].
  • computer-aided design is part of technical drawing[6].
  • computer-aided design is part of engineering[7].
  • computer-aided design is part of mechanical engineering[8].
  • computer-aided design's Commons category is recorded as Computer-aided design[9].
  • computer-aided design's said to be the same as is recorded as Q3024621[10].
  • computer-aided design's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Computer-aided design[11].
  • computer-aided design's replaces is recorded as French curve[12].
  • computer-aided design's replaces is recorded as drawing board[13].
  • computer-aided design's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'САПР'}[14].
  • computer-aided design's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CAO'}[15].
  • computer-aided design's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CAD'}[16].
  • computer-aided design's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'תב״ם'}[17].
  • computer-aided design's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'DAC'}[18].
  • computer-aided design's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'DAO'}[19].
  • computer-aided design's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'DAK'}[20].
  • computer-aided design's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'RPN'}[21].
  • computer-aided design's different from is recorded as desktop publishing[22].
  • computer-aided design's uses is recorded as computer-aided design software[23].
  • computer-aided design's union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[24].
  • computer-aided design's P10203 is recorded as 1704[25].

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Definition and Type

computer-aided design's instance of is recorded as field of study[3]. It is a type of design[4].

Use and Application

Part of include computer science[5], an academic discipline[26]; technical drawing[6], a field of study[27]; engineering[7], a field of work[28]; and mechanical engineering[8], a branch of engineering[29].

Influence

Things named for computer-aided design include OrCAD[30], an electronics circuit design software[31].

Why It Matters

computer-aided design ranks in the top 6% of field_of_study entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,111 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include OrCAD[30], an electronics circuit design software[31].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . dicosigles.fr. Retrieved . dicosigles.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of computer science, technical drawing, engineering +1
    Instance of
    Different from desktop publishing
    Union of list of values as qualifiers
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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