COTS
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Commercial/Commodity/Common Off-The Shelf
- readily available, procurable
- standard solution
- e.g., a screw that adheres to a norm (ISO, EN, DIN)
software-context
- a non-developmental item (NDI)
- vs. custom software
- e.g., shrink-wrapped software like Microsoft Word
- COTS-related research of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) [[1]]