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"etymology_text": "US, 20th century. Originally used for musical vinyl records whose labels had been torn off or covered with a white label by competing DJs to conceal which records they were using.",
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"An unbranded product: a brand name product which has had a white label applied to remove branding so that it can be resold for cheaper without undercutting the value of the brand."
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"(computing) An unbranded product: a brand name product which has had a white label applied to remove branding so that it can be resold for cheaper without undercutting the value of the brand."
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"word": "private label"
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"word": "private brand"
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"word": "store brand"
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"text": "2014, Chris Cunningham, quoted in Piers Martin, Aphex Twin: ‘His music is a perfect mix of mystery and adrenaline’ (in The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/19/aphex-twin-richard-james-bjork-ian-rankin\nI started going to the record exchange in Camden two or three times a week to look for the Rephlex white labels or test pressings that would end up there. I actually got one of the original Caustic Window vinyl LPs from there."
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"(computing) An unbranded product: a brand name product which has had a white label applied to remove branding so that it can be resold for cheaper without undercutting the value of the brand."
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"(music) A vinyl record with a white label or white background (rather than artwork), typically used for test records or promotion."
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},
{
"word": "private brand"
},
{
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