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turnkey

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Adjective

  1. 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).

Noun

  1. A system that is supplied ready to switch on and operate.
  2. A warder or jailer; a keeper of the keys in a prison.

Verb

  1. To supply a turnkey product; to supply something fully assembled and ready to use.

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