What is difference between CIM and CIP?
Are the two names used interchangeably?
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Yes.
I've been told that CIM refers to word docs, as they are text based, whereas CIP refers to PowerPoint decks, as they're presentations.
But they are largely the same thing. Tomayto-tomahto
No lol, see above.
Its pretty much the same thing purpose wise
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