single sourcing
noun [U]Definition
› IT the act of using the same electronic data to produce several different types of documents or products: True single sourcing takes into account your clients' varying needs and the strengths and weaknesses of each of your output media.
› PRODUCTION a situation where a business buys all its supplies of a particular type of materials, parts, etc. from one company: If you choose single sourcing other suppliers may lose interest in competing for your business.
single-source (also single-sourced) adjective › a single-sourced document(Definition of single sourcing noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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