content management system
noun
plural content management systems
: a software tool or integrated set of tools that is used to create, manage, and publish material (as for a website)
My morning catch-up done, it was time to check in on the … website. To do that, I use two Web-based apps—a content management system (CMS) and a story management tool.—
Dan Moren
Dan MorenFor a few weeks now, our parent company has made AI tools available to editors within our content management system, or CMS, which we use to publish our online articles.—Eric Snyder
—abbreviation CMS
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But the company told Fortune the leak was a result of human error within its content management system.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Content management system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/content%20management%20system. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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