An acronym standing for Computer-Aided Engineering, referring to software and processes that use computer systems to simulate and analyze engineering designs. It helps engineers test products virtually before physical production.
Modern acronym formed from Computer-Aided Engineering, emerging in the 1970s-80s as computing power enabled complex simulations. The term paralleled development of CAD (Computer-Aided Design) as engineering became increasingly digitized.
CAE has revolutionized engineering by allowing virtual crash tests, structural analysis, and fluid dynamics simulations that would be impossible or prohibitively expensive in the real world. A single CAE simulation can save companies millions in prototype development and testing costs.
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