1. Drafting & Design Technology Unit 1
Terms & Definitions
Drafting & Design Technology
Unit 1

2. Accident
Any suddenly occurring, unintentional event which causes injury or property damage

3. Cartography
The art of map making

4. Computer-Aided Drafting CAD
The use of computers, software, and associated hardware for the production of graphic drawings

5. Computer-Aided Design & Drafting (CADD)
A process whereby a computer assists in creating or modifying a design as well as the production of graphic drawings

6. Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
A process employing computer technology to manage and control the operations of a manufacturing facility

7. Drafting
The process of taking ideas, sketches, and specifications from designers and engineers and preparing drawings to scale, using standard symbols and approved drafting techniques to communicate how a product or structure is to be made

8. Engineering
The application of science and mathematics in making structures, machines, products, systems, and processes useful to humanity

9. Estimating
Cataloging and pricing all materials needed to build a product

10. Hardware
Any physical equipment that is part of the CADD system

11. Software
Prepared programs that simplify CPU operations that cause hardware to function