- Computer Aided Design, shortened to the acronym CAD, is an important set of software programs used often in engineering. “CAD” is engineering slang and the need for a CAD model is common enough that the noun form is giving way to the word’s being used as a verb, to decrease the need to say something like “make a CAD model of” and streamline communication
CAD
verb; acronym; zero derivation
to make a 3-dimensional digital representation based on plans for a design or based on a physical object
Etymology : noun “CAD” from “Computer Aided Design”, zero derivation to become verb
Source : "I can CAD the back plate real quick." –Rice freshman, 10-30-17
Last modified: 4 December 2017