Out of the box
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Thinking outside the box
Thinking outside the box is to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective. This phrase often refers to novel or creative thinking....

. For other uses, see Out of the box (disambiguation)
Out of the box (disambiguation)
Out of the box is a term for a product feature that is usable without any modifications.Out of the box may also refer to:* Out of the Box , a show on the Disney Channel* Out of the Box Publishing, a publisher of board and card games...

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Out of the box is the term used to denote items, functionalities, or features that do not require any additional installation
Installation (computer programs)
Installation of a program is the act of putting the program onto a computer system so that it can be executed....

. In addition to being used for tangible products, the phrase is often used in a less literal sense for software, which may not be distributed in an actual box but offer certain functions "out of the box," i.e. without modification.

In the case of implementation of products that use other products, out of the box also has the connotation of using a system without customization, such that it is usable with a Vanilla Software
Vanilla software
Vanilla software is computer software that is not customized from its delivered form - i.e. it is used without any customizations applied to it...

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When a device fails when brand new, it is known as Out of box failure
Out of Box Failure
The term Out of Box Failure usually refers to computer hardware. It describes a negative experience a user has when installing and/or performing initial configuration on a piece of hardware that exhibits an immediate failure mode.-Definitions:...

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