From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoff-the-shelfˌoff-the-ˈshelf adjective, adverb BBTAVAILABLEalready made and available in shops rather than being designed especially for a customer off-the-shelf database software
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off-the-shelf• off-the-shelf database softwareFrom Longman Business Dictionaryoff-the-shelfˌoff-the-ˈshelf adjectiveCOMMERCE an off-the-shelf product is made to a standard design and can be bought in the shopsoff-the-shelf database softwareStandard off-the-shelf systems are displacing the custom products that were the company’s mainstay. → compare tailor-made —off the shelf adverbAnybody can buy software programs like this off the shelf and create new typefaces. 