original equipment manufacturer

noun

: oem

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Vehicle interior air quality (VIAQ), which refers to the quality of air inside a vehicle cabin, influenced by both internal and external pollutants, is increasingly gaining attention in both original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and aftermarket automotive industries. Anan Bishara, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 JPMorgan is bullish on EHang , China’s leading original equipment manufacturer for electric vertical take-off and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025 Scout Motors could consider opportunities with other original equipment manufacturer, whether within or outside the Volkswagen Group, if the company has available capacity. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025 Some have logical names (like how OSA keycaps are a fusion of OEM—original equipment manufacturer—and SA—spherical all—sculpts), while others are a bit silly (PBS stands for Penguin Belly Slide). Henri Robbins, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for original equipment manufacturer

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First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of original equipment manufacturer was in 1967

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“Original equipment manufacturer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/original%20equipment%20manufacturer. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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