What type of software is Adobe Photoshop Lightroom?

Question

I have heard or thought of many terms for what Lightroom is such as image management, digital asset management, photo editing software, and the list goes on and on. Does this package or type of software have a definitive name so I use the right term from now on?

It would be great if someone had a direct quote from Adobe to give us a bit of proof on the matter.

Asked by dpollitt

Answer

Adobe itself says in its FAQ

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 software is an intuitive digital darkroom and efficient assistant designed for advanced amateur and professional photographers...

So digital darkroom is surely a good candidate, another would be photo post-production which is the "type" wikipedia puts it in.

Answered by subsub

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