Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS)

Commercial Off the Shelf - Descriptive term for software that can be purchased from an external supplier, as opposed to that which is developed within the enterprise.

[Category=Data Governance ]

Source: The Data Governance Institute, 21 November 2009 10:12:24, http://www.datagovernance.com/glossary-governance/

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COTS - [software] Acronym for commercial off-the-shelf. Commercially available software or systems that are ready to use and which do not require significant customization.

[Category=Geospatial ]

Source: esri, 09 March 2012 09:29:02, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation