BYOD

or BYOT

abbreviation for

1. a company or school policy that allows employees or students to do their work on personally owned laptops, smartphones, and other devices of their own choice (often used attributively):

   a BYOD strategy for your business.

Word History and Origins

Origin of BYOD¹

First recorded in 2000–05; initialism for b(ring) y(our) o(wn) d(evice) ; b(ring) y(our) o(wn) t(echnology)

Example Sentences

It is BYOD, however — bring your own doughnuts.

From Seattle Times

He didn’t like that enterprise devices weren’t personal; that’s no longer the case in a BYOD world.

From Washington Post

“BYOD policies are very prevalent now,” says Jeremy Ames, CEO of HR technology company Hive Tech and member of the Society for Human Resource Management’s technology panel.

From Washington Post

In the wake of many controversies about the enterprise value of BYOD, a new issue is surfacing: employee trust is eroding.

From Forbes

With over 67 percent of companies supporting BYOD, companies must be able to separate and control business data across personal and corporate-owned devices.

From Forbes