edms

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Definition of edms in English English dictionary

Electronic Document Management System EDMS controls and retains documents from creation to archiving and all stages in between

Engineering : the design and manufacturing activity of complex products, also operational and maintenance activities - life-cycle Data : drawings, CAD models, technical notes, measurement results, manufacturing and assembly instructions, materials, test results, parameters etc , and their change history Management : authoritative guidance, stimulation and control of relevant activity System : The software to support EDM and all the associated instances of structures, conventions and procedures required for effective management Note that the favoured term in industry is PDM (Product Data Management) and sometimes PIM (Product Information Management) In the US the term EDMS frequently is used for "Electronic Document Management System"

A complete Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) provides you with all the software and hardware required to insure that you maintain control over all your documents, both scanned images, and files that were created on a computer--like spreadsheets, word processing documents and graphics A complete EDMS includes document imaging, OCR, text retrieval, workflow, and Computer Output to Laser Disk capabilities

Electronic Document Management System

Electronic Document Management Systems

is an acronym for Electronic Document Management System

electronic document/drawing management system