off-the-shelf

Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Acronyms, Wikipedia

0.01 sec.

off-the-shelf

Refers 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.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			As of today, 60 percent of the Army's IT systems are commercial off-the-shelf, says Lt. Army will need to recruit a few good geeks by Erwin, Sandra L. / National Defense 3) Off-the-shelf Orthotics: Off-the-shelf orthotics are a soft-medium density insole, offered at drug stores, online from specialized e-commerce sites, and also from some physiotherapists and chiropractors. The Importance of Choosing the Right Orthotic Insoles for Your Flat ... by Fred Salomon / Health, general community Manassas, VA, is being awarded a $13,119,809 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide for the continued hardware/software development, systems engineering, procurement of Commercial Off-The-Shelf products and hardware/software integration to provide a common solution for automation and reduced manning systems in support of USS Virginia Class Submarines and other submarine/ surface ship systems. Progeny Systems Corp by Set-Aside Alert			off-highway vehicle off-hook off-hook service off-line off-line cipher off-line computer off-line equipment off-line mode off-line operation off-line processing off-line storage off-line unit off-line world off-net off-peak off-premise extension off-reef facies off-road off-road vehicle off-roader off-side rule off-site backup off-site facility off-the-road equipment off-the-road hauling off-the-shelf off-white Offa Offa's Dyke Offaly offbeat offboard offboarding Offenbach Offenbach am Main Offenbach, Jacques Offenbach, Jacques Levy offence offense against the sine condition Offensive offensive grenade Offer offering offertory offertory window offhand grinding Offiah office Office 10 Office 11 Office 12			off-street parking off-street parking Off-Tank Off-the-air Off-the-Books Off-the-Books off-the-clock off-the-cuff off-the-cuff off-the-cuff off-the-cuff off-the-job off-the-job training off-the-peg off-the-peg off-the-peg off-the-peg off-the-rack Off-The-Rail off-the-record off-the-record Off-The-Road off-the-road equipment off-the-road hauling Off-The-Road Radial Tire Off-the-Run off-the-run issue Off-the-Run Issues Off-the-Run Treasuries Off-the-Run Treasury off-the-shelf off-the-shelf item Off-the-Shelf Option off-the-shoulder off-the-wall off-the-wall off-the-wall off-the-wall off-the-wall Off-topic forum off-track off-track betting off-track betting Off-Track Standardbred Off-Track Wagering Off-Vehicle Charging Off-Vertical Axis Rotation off-white off-white Off-world Resource Base Off-year election Off-year elections OFF/C Offa Offa Offa Offa's Dike Offa's Dyke offal offal offals

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.

off-the-shelf playV2('en/US/dd/ddsldydthkstd3d5hfs5sjslsyshhngj');playV2('en/UK/dd/ddsldydthkstd3d5hfs5sjslsyshhngj')

off-the-shelf