Production Grade

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What Does Production Grade Mean?

Production grade refers to software or hardware capable of frequent and intensive use in office, commercial or industrial settings.

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Techopedia Explains Production Grade

To an extent, production grade is actually a marketing buzzword, as there is no formal definition for production grade qualities and characteristics. The IT implication is similar to comparing a commercial grade appliance to one for residential use in that it is implied that production grade IT products can withstand heavier and more frequent use.

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Margaret is an award-winning technical writer and teacher known for her ability to explain complex technical subjects to a non-technical business audience. Over the past twenty years, her IT definitions have been published by Que in an encyclopedia of technology terms and cited in articles by the New York Times, Time Magazine, USA Today, ZDNet, PC Magazine, and Discovery Magazine. She joined Techopedia in 2011. Margaret's idea of a fun day is helping IT and business professionals learn to speak each other’s highly specialized languages.