Latest revision as of 18:45, 10 April 2021

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

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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]]
-Commercial/Commodity/Common Off-The Shelf
+=Software-Context=
+*A [[non-developmental item]] (NDI)
+*vs. custom software
+*An example would be shrink-wrapped software like Microsoft Word
+*Need to find the word for the s
-* readily available, procurable
+=Internal Links=
-* standard solution
+*[[BOM]]
-* e.g., a screw that adheres to a norm (ISO, EN, DIN)
+*[[Modular Programming]] / [[Modular Design]]
-==software-context==
+=External Links=
-* a [[non-developmental item]] (NDI)
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_off_the_shelf The Wikipedia Page on COTS]
-* vs. custom software
+*[https://resources.sei.cmu.edu/library/results.cfm#stq=COTS&stp=1 COTS-related research of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) ]
-* e.g., shrink-wrapped software like Microsoft Word
-* COTS-related research of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) [[https://resources.sei.cmu.edu/library/results.cfm#stq=COTS&stp=1]]
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