vendor

n. a person or company that sells goods or services.

n. a person or business entity that sells something, often used in a commercial or legal context to describe a supplier.

“The event organisers hired a local food vendor to provide lunch for the guests.”

“The procurement department is currently evaluating several software vendors to find a solution that integrates with our existing database architecture.”

n. someone who sells things from a small stall or cart, usually outside.

n. a person who sells items, typically food or small wares, from a portable stand or cart in public spaces.

“We bought some roasted nuts from a street vendor near the park entrance.”

“City officials are debating new regulations that would limit where mobile vendors can park their carts during the busy tourist season.”

n. a machine that you put money into to get snacks or drinks.

n. an automated machine that provides items such as snacks, beverages, or cigarettes to consumers after money or a credit card is inserted.

“The office has a coffee vendor in the breakroom that takes contactless payments.”

“The facility manager requested a maintenance check on the snack vendor after several employees reported that the coin mechanism was jammed.”

Technical

v. to include all the extra code a program needs inside the program's own files.

v. to include third-party library dependencies directly within a project's source tree rather than relying on an external package manager.

“The developers decided to vendor the library to make sure the app always works.”

“By choosing to vendor their dependencies, the team ensured that the build process remained reproducible even if the upstream repositories became unavailable.”

Technical