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EDMS

  1. [non-ESRI software] Acronym for electronic document management system. A computer-based system for organizing, maintaining, and retrieving digital and hard-copy documents. An EDMS usually includes a check-in, check-out system for document tracking, versioning, and search-and-retrieval capabilities.