factory-made system
noun phraseUK /ˈfæk.tər.i meɪd ˈsɪs.təm/
US /ˈfæk.tɚ.i meɪd ˈsɪs.təm/
A factory-made system is a set of parts that are all built together in a big building called a factory.
The toy robot came as a factory-made system, so all its pieces fit together perfectly.
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2. A complete set of machines and equipment put together in a factory to do a job.
The new factory-made system sorts and packs apples automatically.
3. A standard way of doing things that is the same everywhere, not made specially for one place.
Their billing is a factory-made system used by thousands of shops.
4. Software and hardware that come already built and set up, ready to use.
Instead of building their own, the school bought a factory-made system for the library.