: one that produces complex equipment (such as a computer system) from components usually bought from other manufacturers

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This all-electric prototype, built in collaboration with NASCAR and other OEM partners, is designed to explore new automotive technologies and push the boundaries of what is possible on the racetrack. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025 Officials described a joint process among county fire, sheriff and OEM officials to determine necessary evacuations and ensure they were implemented, through both wireless alerts that ping cellphones within a certain geographic area and on-the-ground patrols. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025 Intel also showed off a handful of early OEM Panther Lake laptop chassis from design partners including Compal, Wistron, and Eventec. John Burek, PC Magazine, 19 May 2025 Instead, this third generation arrives as a perfect demonstration of market research allowing an OEM to better understand the customer, which results in Volkswagen returning to form in a big way, despite the Tiguan’s small stature. Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for OEM

Word History

Etymology

original equipment manufacturer

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of OEM was in 1968

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“OEM.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/OEM. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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