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From: smwong@hantsv.enet.dec.com (Stephen Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: OEM
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Date: 12 Aug 90 04:52:30 GMT
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In article <712@beguine.UUCP>, Aamir.Zakaria@samba.acs.unc.edu (BBS Account)
writes: 
|> I've got a really dumb question:  what does OEM mean?  From the context I've
|> seen it used, I presume it refers to hardware bought in mass quantities by
|> other manufacturers/distributors.  Is that right? 

OEM means Original Equipment Manufacturer.  I think OEM can apply to software
(not just hardware) in nowaday's usage.