turnkey.
Ready to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate (typically refers to an assembly that is outsourced for manufacture).
Meaning & usage
Ready to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate (typically refers to an assembly that is outsourced for manufacture).
They wanted a turnkey solution for the entire system, but we could only provide the enclosure.
Where this word comes from
From turn + key. (jailer): Compare typologically Russian вертуха́й (vertuxáj) (akin to верте́ть (vertétʹ)).
A system that is supplied ready to switch on and operate.
A warder or jailer; a keeper of the keys in a prison.
Where this word comes from
From turn + key. (jailer): Compare typologically Russian вертуха́й (vertuxáj) (akin to верте́ть (vertétʹ)).
To supply a turnkey product; to supply something fully assembled and ready to use.
We can sell you all the parts, or we can turnkey the entire unit.
Where this word comes from
From turn + key. (jailer): Compare typologically Russian вертуха́й (vertuxáj) (akin to верте́ть (vertétʹ)).
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