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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vendor https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vendor > To bundle third-party dependencies with the source code for one's own program.

• MattPalmer1086 1y ago
  Thanks. It's not a particularly clear term. Bundle might have been better!
  • forrestthewoods 1y ago
    Bundle is both a noun and a verb the same as vendor! So not any better imho. I hate to say this, but vendor is an extremely common term for this operation. Rust’s cargo has a “vendor” sub command built in. You’re far from alone in not being familiar with the term. Which is a great travesty because it really should be considered best practice and default behavior!
    • MattPalmer1086 1y ago
      "Vendor" wasn't actually a verb at all, at least until this usage. And it doesn't in any way describe the activity of bundling open source libraries that are not even supplied from vendors for the most part! So a poor neologism, in my opinion.
      • forrestthewoods 1y ago
        Ok