| Original Equipment Manufacturer - OEM | |
 A manufacturer of component parts that are used by other companies. These parts are then incorporated, re-branded or modified by the other companies and sold to their consumers. |
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 The term is most often used in the computer industry, where products such as Windows will be referred to as OEM. A company like Dell Computers will incorporate the Windows operating software into its computers and sell the computers to its customers with the Windows product installed. |
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