a high-level language that can be used in application software.

Computer-Aided Engineering is the analysis of a design for basic error-checking, or to optimize manufacturability.

Computer-Aided Manufacturing is the use of computer technology to generate data to control part or all of a manufacturing process.

Computer-Aided Process Planning is a management framework for data that assists the functions of process planning in manufacturing.

Compact-Disc, Read-Only Memory systems use digitized multimedia signals to recreate text, video, and graphics. A data-storage medium using the same physical format as audio compact discs. CD-ROM is popular for distribution of large databases, software, and especially multimedia applications.

Computer-Integrated Manufacturing is the increased integration of business and manufacturing functions through application of information technology; the use of computers in all aspects of manufacturing, with integration of functions and control in a hierarchy of computer systems.

A method of establishing a dedicated communications path between two or more locations through one or more switching nodes. Data is sent in a continuous stream; the data rate is constant; the delay is constant and limited to propagation times; and a dedicated end to end path remains in effect until the communication is terminated.

a user's workstation in a client/server architecture. The client serves as a user interface processing time-consuming tasks to distribute the computing load from the server.