Cots
adj.— «It has adopted a new phrase, Cots (commercial, off-the-shelf), to describe its more generic approach to its products.» —“Peace tries for no layoffs as it rejigs R&D” by David Watson in Auckland, N.Z. Computerworld May 26, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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