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=Basics=
*An acronym for Commercial (or sometimes Commodity/Common) Off-The Shelf
*Essentially anything that is
**Readily available, procurable
**Standard solution to the need
*A simple example would be a store bought screw that adheres to a norm (ISO, EN, DIN)
*This specific term is also heavily used in the commercial law/government sectors during [[Procurement]]

=Software-Context=
*A [[non-developmental item]] (NDI)
*vs. custom software
*An example would be shrink-wrapped software like Microsoft Word
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=Internal Links=
*[[BOM]]
*[[Modular Programming]] / [[Modular Design]]

=External Links=
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_off_the_shelf The Wikipedia Page on COTS]
*[https://resources.sei.cmu.edu/library/results.cfm#stq=COTS&stp=1 COTS-related research of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) ]

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