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Document management system
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<p> A document management system (DMS) is usually a computerized system used to store, share, track and manage files or documents. Some systems include history tracking where a log of the various versions created and modified by different users is recorded. The term has some overlap with the concepts of <a href="/facts/Content_management_system/CCk4vIxV">content management systems</a>. It is often viewed as a component of <a href="/facts/Enterprise_content_management/RUEFrMK5">enterprise content management</a> (ECM) systems and related to <a href="/facts/Digital_asset_management/cfnfD2Ns">digital asset management</a>, <a href="/facts/Document_imaging/k2P1Qxxo">document imaging</a>, <a href="/facts/Workflow/Ig8zvxF2">workflow</a> systems and <a href="/facts/Records_management/TFtnlxYB">records management</a> systems. </p>