Use of the term "OEM"
Apr 25, 2018 11:31:48 #
Apr 25, 2018 12:12:06 #
Apr 25, 2018 12:28:33 #
Read this this will help you understand! Maybe all you troglodytes! LOL
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemonic
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemonic
TheShoe wrote:
If I had my way (fat chance of that), use of the t... (show quote)
Apr 25, 2018 12:57:16 #
Apr 25, 2018 13:01:12 #
billnikon wrote:
IMHO, all short handed terms should no longer be used. All of them. Everything should be spelled out. IMHO
IKR
Apr 25, 2018 13:01:47 #
bpulv
Loc: Buena Park, CA
Longshadow wrote:
In 50 years I've never known it to be anything other than "Original Equipment Manufacturer" (as opposed to third party), no matter who the sub-contractor may be. Get a car part from Buick, it's OEM, even though it may have been manufactured in Korea FOR Buick. Same with the IBM power cord - OEM from IBM.
Apr 25, 2018 14:00:23 #
ToBoldlyGo
Loc: London U.K.
MichaelH wrote:
My point was that we do not need to know what it used to stand for. That is for historians.
My point was that we do not need to know what it used to stand for. That is for historians.
While an innocuous enough discussion, I completely disagree with any comment like this. Don't mean to come across as rude, just my opinion.
Apr 25, 2018 14:10:50 #
When I was younger, everyone understood that a battery for my Ford sold under the 'Motorcraft' name is OEM while 'Interstate' was not, and a battery for my Pentax sold under the 'Pentax' label is OEM while 'Wasabi' is not.
But just continue, all afternoon and evening .... I have lots of popcorn.
But just continue, all afternoon and evening .... I have lots of popcorn.
Apr 25, 2018 14:40:28 #
I only pay attention to OEM when buying new body parts for my car because after-market parts might not fit. For camera-related I rely on UHH'ers and reputable reviews. The term has "always" meant original equipment manufacture to me, but I really wasn't aware of the term until I was over 30 and we got what was my first new car, a Datsun 210. I didn't learn to drive until I was 30, anyway.
Apr 25, 2018 17:19:53 #
Definitions change sometimes. Now that you know what we and others really mean today, you shouldn't have any problems with it.
TheShoe wrote:
If I had my way (fat chance of that), use of the t... (show quote)
Apr 25, 2018 18:09:44 #
rfmaude41
Loc: Lancaster, Texas (DFW area)
Longshadow wrote:
In 50 years I've never known it to be anything other than "Original Equipment Manufacturer" (as opposed to third party), no matter who the sub-contractor may be. Get a car part from Buick, it's OEM, even though it may have been manufactured in Korea FOR Buick. Same with the IBM power cord - OEM from IBM.
Go back further and you will find that OEM did originally stand for Other Equipt Mfgr.
Apr 25, 2018 18:53:36 #
DIRTY HARRY
Loc: Hartland, Michigan
Possibly, but I worked for GM and Ford since 1965 and OEM has always Original Equipment Manufacturer and after working for those Companies for as long as I did I would never trust an "after market" (non-OEM) part or product to be installed on any of my vehicle.
Apr 25, 2018 19:43:08 #
rfmaude41 wrote:
Go back further and you will find that OEM did originally stand for Other Equipt Mfgr.
Wow! Would have never guessed.
Apr 25, 2018 19:51:40 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
Bill_de wrote:
I'd guess it is a small minority that find it ambiguous. Sorry for them.
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Or maybe people who have encountered it in more than one context.
Apr 26, 2018 05:01:55 #
RichardSM wrote:
Read this this will help you understand! Maybe all you troglodytes! LOL
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemonic
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemonic
Oh, boy, that is too deep for the Web. Interesting though and not totally new to me.
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