OEM

[ oh-ee-em ]

abbreviation for

1. original equipment manufacturer:
   1. a firm that purchases complex equipment, as computers, from manufacturers and modifies or combines different components for resale.
   2. a firm that manufactures components or parts included in the finished product made by another.

OEM

abbreviation for

1. original equipment manufacturer: a computer company whose products are made by customizing basic parts supplied by others

Word History and Origins

Origin of OEM¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Closely related to the last three versions is the passage in the thirteenth-century poem printed in OEM p. 173, ll.

From Project Gutenberg

Ne hedde he none robe of fowe ne of gray, OEM 39/66; gold ne seoluer vouh ne gray, id.

From Project Gutenberg

And chepte heom to sullen vre helare, OEM 40/115, but with prep.

From Project Gutenberg