off-the-shelf
adjective
: available as a stock item : not specially designed or custom-made
off-the-shelf software
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Examples of off-the-shelf in a Sentence
she chose to have her computer designed to her specifications rather than buying an off-the-shelf machine
Recent Examples on the Web
Some e-bike makers are unique, but many, especially at the low end, are little more than nameplates affixed to off-the-shelf Chinese e-bikes assembled from a catalog.
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 May 2024
The researchers used standard off-the-shelf electronics.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
Cheap, off-the-shelf products are available online that allow for this kind of interception-and-duplication hacking scheme.
—Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024
In fact, Hubble Network says its technology can work over off-the-shelf Bluetooth chips through a software update, rather than any hardware change.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 May 2024
Correspondent David Pogue reports on how the tiny drone, created from off-the-shelf parts, continued to provide valuable data and images from the Red Planet three years into its mission.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 4 May 2024
In the company’s demo video, the vehicle is using nothing more than off-the-shelf cameras.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Apr. 2024
The State Department said the parts needed to repair the systems will come from U.S. Army stock, third-country donations, commercial off-the-shelf components and new production.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Apr. 2024
Nevertheless, after the start of the conflict in Crimea, commercial, off-the-shelf drones were considered a last-resort asset used by volunteers to compensate for the lack of proper military systems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 May 2024
The researchers used standard off-the-shelf electronics.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
Cheap, off-the-shelf products are available online that allow for this kind of interception-and-duplication hacking scheme.
—Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024
In fact, Hubble Network says its technology can work over off-the-shelf Bluetooth chips through a software update, rather than any hardware change.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 May 2024
Correspondent David Pogue reports on how the tiny drone, created from off-the-shelf parts, continued to provide valuable data and images from the Red Planet three years into its mission.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 4 May 2024
In the company’s demo video, the vehicle is using nothing more than off-the-shelf cameras.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Apr. 2024
The State Department said the parts needed to repair the systems will come from U.S. Army stock, third-country donations, commercial off-the-shelf components and new production.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Apr. 2024
Nevertheless, after the start of the conflict in Crimea, commercial, off-the-shelf drones were considered a last-resort asset used by volunteers to compensate for the lack of proper military systems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Off-the-shelf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-shelf. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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