Transitive verb used in business and computing contexts meaning ‘to supply as a vendor’ or ‘to incorporate (third-party code) into one’s own project’.
Definitionen
To act as a vendor by supplying goods or services to customers or other businesses. The company now vendors replacement parts directly to automobile manufacturers.
(Computing) To include and maintain a third-party software component within one’s own project. The library was vendored into the repository so that external dependencies were minimized.
Attributive use before another noun (e.g. “vendor management”, “vendor lock-in”).
Definitionen
Relating to or provided by a vendor; used attributively before another noun. They implemented a vendor management system to track contracts.