original equipment manufacturer

noun

: oem

Examples of original equipment manufacturer in a Sentence

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Imagine a world where that motor continuously sends operational data back to the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), giving them visibility into its performance. Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 And Google mandated to its OEMs [original equipment manufacturer, such as phone maker Samsung] that its search engine had to be the exclusive default preinstalled on all Android phones. Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024 Aftermarket is the market for replacement parts not made by the original equipment manufacturer. Weizhen Tan, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024 Re-selling partnerships allow a company (the reseller) to purchase products or services from another company (the OEM [original equipment manufacturer] that embeds your product or the ISV [independent software vendor]) and sell them to its own customers. Alberto Yepez, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for original equipment manufacturer 

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of original equipment manufacturer was in 1967

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“Original equipment manufacturer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/original%20equipment%20manufacturer. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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