CAM

Acronym for &quotcomputer aided manufacturing&quot.

1. A designed bump on a shaft or disc which causes a rocking motion in an adjacent part.
2. A metal disc with irregularly shaped lobes used in the camshaft to activate the opening and closing of the valves and in the distributor , to force the points to open.
3. A colloquial name for the camshaft .
4. A name for the breaker cam .

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