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Everything about Pre-installed software
Software already installed and licensed on a computer by OEM
Pre-installed software is software already installed and licensed on a computer or smartphone bought from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM). The operating system is usually factory-installed, but because it is a general requirement, this term is used for additional software apart from the bare necessary amount, usually from other sources. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Pre-installed softwareA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The UNIX operating systemThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Pre-installed software – An unfair commercial practice?Cited 1 times
- Go sideways: Potentially unwanted programA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Software bloatA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
No dictionary entry for this exact phrase.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
📚 Books worth reading
The UNIX operating systemChristian, Kaare, Kaare Christian · 1983- 📕Use of remote sensing to estimate paddy area and productionLea Rotairo · 2019
- 📕Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016Ariz.) Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress (2016 Phoenix · 2016
IMPACTS OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN RWANDA · 2015
Introduction to making very big booksUnited States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Pensions · 2011
A TOUR OF THE WORLDMalik Mansab Khan, Muhammad Rafique Abdul Aziz · 2025
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