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你知道，有好多软件或者技术，当你买到以后，除了了把它从包装它滴box里拿出来之外，你还有安装、配置、长时间学习才能使用。而从box里拿出来是一瞬间地事情，可要使用它后继需要的很长时间地很多努力。
某人为了宣传自己的东东非常易用，就好像电视机、电冰箱等一样只要完成"从box里拿出来"这个"复杂"的动作，就可以轻而易举地使用它了。也就是说"从box里拿出它来"是你可以掌握和使用该技术的所需付出滴一切，这样就可以说这是一个或一项out-of-the-box的软件或技术了。
"Out of the box"(开箱即用)也用作"off the shelf"（现货供应）的同义词，其含义是指能够满足一定需求的、已经作好了的软件、硬件或两者的结合形式。如不采用，就需要投入专门的人力物力来开发
"Out of the box" is an expression that describes nonconformal, creative thinking. The term is used as an adverb to describe the thinking or as an adjective to describe the ideas. The term is said to derive from a famous puzzle created by early 20th century British mathematician Henry Ernest Dudeney, in which someone is asked to interconnect nine dots in a three-by-three grid by using four straight lines drawn without the pencil leaving the paper. In order to be successful, the puzzle solver has to realize that the boundries of the dot array are psychological. The only way to solve the puzzle is to extend the lines beyond the artificial boundry created by the nine dots. One also thinks of the expression "boxed-in," or having reduced choices. In the fast-paced world of information technology, employers often say they are looking for someone who "thinks out of the box." Older, related but really different terms include blue sky, far out, and off the wall. A variation is "outside the box."
As you might expect, the term "in the box" is sometimes used to describe conformal thinking. For example, in a recent magazine article about MP3 and music pirating, a manager of some music groups is quoted as saying of major label recording companies who have been slow to adapt to the Internet, "They're always thinking inside of the box."
"Out of the box" is also used as a synonym for "off the shelf," meaning a ready-made software, hardware, or combination package that meets a need that would otherwise require a special development effort.
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