OEM
noun
: one that produces complex equipment (such as a computer system) from components usually bought from other manufacturers
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As far as ergonomics, the Studio uses the standard OEM profile that the HHKB line has previously used, which is almost identical to Cherry's profile.
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Henri Robbins, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2024
Similar to the penetration rate of Office 365, Windows dominates PCs regardless if the OEM is Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, Asus, LG, Samsung or Microsoft Surface.
—Beth Kindig, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Jonathan Gitlin But the Luminar lidar unit mounted above the windscreen is just gathering data for Volvo engineers for now—the OEM still has to finish its systems integration to tie it into the EX90's suite of advanced driver assistance systems.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
The power steering on the Benz required a little more thought than its brakes, but eventually remained pretty much intact with some OEM available parts.
—New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2024
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Henri Robbins, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2024
Similar to the penetration rate of Office 365, Windows dominates PCs regardless if the OEM is Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, Asus, LG, Samsung or Microsoft Surface.
—Beth Kindig, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Jonathan Gitlin But the Luminar lidar unit mounted above the windscreen is just gathering data for Volvo engineers for now—the OEM still has to finish its systems integration to tie it into the EX90's suite of advanced driver assistance systems.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
The power steering on the Benz required a little more thought than its brakes, but eventually remained pretty much intact with some OEM available parts.
—New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2024
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“OEM.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/OEM. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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