Original Equipment Manufacturer
(O-E-M)
As the name implies, the original maker of a piece of equipment (as distinguished from a reseller, for example).
The term is also often used in a misleading sense. Equipment built by one company may be renamed by another and sold as if that company were the OEM.
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