original equipment manufacturer

noun

: oem

Examples of original equipment manufacturer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Extending the range of jet skis is a big part of the aftermarket and even original equipment manufacturer (OEM) market for these watercraft. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for original equipment manufacturer 

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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 4 Nov. 2024.

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