Brown Box
Computer hardware industry standard term for barebones products
A brown box is a hardware product that includes only the necessary products needed to install into a computer. These products are generally much cheaper than a retail version of the product because it does not include the standard box and other miscellaneous paper inserts.
A computer video card that is a brown box will likely only include the actual card in an anti-static bag and the software (drivers).
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- brown box in industrial supplies, equipment, and components