off-the-shelf
adjective
: available as a stock item : not specially designed or custom-made
off-the-shelf software
Examples of off-the-shelf in a Sentence
she chose to have her computer designed to her specifications rather than buying an off-the-shelf machine
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Rather than grab an off-the-shelf solution, Apple combined the iPad's Bluetooth, Thread, and Wi-Fi radios onto a single chip.
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PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
The team proved that even off-the-shelf instruments could collect environmental data while the rover tumbled roughly across the terrain.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The company revealed that the first prototype of the new StormBreaker was launched using a commercial off-the-shelf rocket motor.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
In contrast, off-the-shelf smartphone camera sensors are potentially hyperspectral in nature, meaning that each pixel is sensitive to far more spectral bands.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
The team proved that even off-the-shelf instruments could collect environmental data while the rover tumbled roughly across the terrain.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The company revealed that the first prototype of the new StormBreaker was launched using a commercial off-the-shelf rocket motor.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
In contrast, off-the-shelf smartphone camera sensors are potentially hyperspectral in nature, meaning that each pixel is sensitive to far more spectral bands.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for off-the-shelf
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“Off-the-shelf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-shelf. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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