OEM restrictions

English translation: OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) restriction

15:07 Mar 11, 2020
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: OEM restrictions
I'm translating content of a Customer Engagement Platform.

Context:
Bypass OEM restrictions and reach up to 30% more users with push notifications.
Nam Vo
Vietnam
Local time: 22:38
Selected answer:OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) restriction
Explanation:
Original Equipment Manufacturer
1. A company that makes a product that its customers then use in creating their own products. For example, the manufacturer of an automobile part may sell the part to a car maker, which then builds its own products. In this case, the original equipment manufacturer is the automobile part maker. OEMs often work closely with their customers to integrate their products; for example, an OEM may design a certain product exclusively for one customer. OEMs are especially common in computer and other technology sectors.

2. A company that buys a product from another company and uses it to make its own product. This definition contradicts the above one, and is used predominantly informally. An OEM in this sense is more properly called a value-added reseller.
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Alexandre Moraes da Silva
Brazil
Local time: 12:38
Grading comment
Thank you very much :)
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +4OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) restriction
Alexandre Moraes da Silva
5 +2OEM - original equipment manufacturer
Navid Azizi Pirmohamadi
3 +1limitations of OEM products/features
Adrian Liszewski


Discussion entries: 7





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
OEM - original equipment manufacturer


Explanation:
OEM (pronounced as separate letters) is short for original equipment manufacturer, which is a somewhat misleading term used to describe a company that has a special relationship with computer and IT producers. OEMs are typically manufacturers who resell another company's product under their own name and branding.

Example sentence(s):
  • When a computer technology producer manufacturers its product, for example, a computer graphics card, they will usually make two or more versions of the product. One version is distributed by the manufacturer direct to the consumer retail market, using it

    https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/OEM.html
Navid Azizi Pirmohamadi
Germany
Local time: 16:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Almost certainly.
21 mins

agree  Chris Ellison
53 mins

agree  AllegroTrans
23 hrs

neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: the question is about "restrictions"? Askers knows what OEM is
1 day 3 hrs

disagree  Daryo: what about "restrictions"? CL5 for simply sweeping under the carpet the trickiest bit?
1 day 7 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) restriction


Explanation:
Original Equipment Manufacturer
1. A company that makes a product that its customers then use in creating their own products. For example, the manufacturer of an automobile part may sell the part to a car maker, which then builds its own products. In this case, the original equipment manufacturer is the automobile part maker. OEMs often work closely with their customers to integrate their products; for example, an OEM may design a certain product exclusively for one customer. OEMs are especially common in computer and other technology sectors.

2. A company that buys a product from another company and uses it to make its own product. This definition contradicts the above one, and is used predominantly informally. An OEM in this sense is more properly called a value-added reseller.

Example sentence(s):
  • OEM hardware and software is packaged for distribution to companies who build systems. These companies are the original equipment manufacturers. This is why OEM products are usually sold in a generic box or wrapper instead of retail packaging.

    https://www.quora.com/Why-are-OEM-products-cheaper
    https://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/OEM
Alexandre Moraes da Silva
Brazil
Local time: 12:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Ellison
52 mins
  -> Thank you Chris

agree  Charlesp
59 mins
  -> Thank you Charlesp

agree  AllegroTrans
23 hrs
  -> Thank you AllegroTrans

neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: the question is about "restrictions"? Asker knows what OEM is//You haven't explained what "restrictions" means (as Adrian has tried to do)
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Thank you for your opinion Yvonne. What alternative translation would you suggest?

neutral  Daryo: all that is fine, but the REAL rebus to solve is to find the nature of these "restrictions" - THAT is crucial for making sense of this text. // CL5+ about that, BTW|.
1 day 7 hrs

agree  Renan Almeida
2 days 7 hrs
  -> Thank you Renan
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
oem restrictions
limitations of OEM products/features


Explanation:
To be understood as the features are somehow limited, and this solution will allow to overcome this.

Adrian Liszewski
Poland
Local time: 16:38
Native speaker of: Polish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: yes, not enough context to know the restrictions but at least you've had a go at explaining
1 day 53 mins

neutral  Daryo: makes little sense - how would features of the product (OEM or not) help or hinder communication of advertisers with users??? Any even vaguely plausible explanation?
1 day 5 hrs
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