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off-the-shelfRefers to products that are factory-packaged and available for sale to either a company or to the general public. In the tech industry, off-the-shelf programs would be the opposite of custom software. off-the-shelf [′ȯfthə ¦shelf] (industrial engineering) Available for immediate shipment. (ordnance) Referring to those items required by the military services which are generally used throughout the civilian economy and which are available through normal commercial distribution channels. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The bottom line on this is that tailored blanks, like a tailored suit, fit the application much better than something off-the-rack (i. You don't want someone who is going to get you the off-the-rack rate, but it's not just negotiations. What a difference from the off-the-rack clothes I had been buying. |
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