Stands for "Original Equipment Manufacturer." This refers to a company that produces hardware to be marketed under another company's brand name. You can also use the term as a verb, such as, "That Dell monitor over there is OEM'd by Sony."
For example, if Sony makes a monitor that will marketed by Dell, a "Dell" label will get stuck on the front, but the O.E.M. of the monitor is Sony.
That should impress your friends.
That should impress your friends.
by dat phat September 13, 2006
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