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MadMan2k
12-16-04, 09:19 AM
http://www.comics.com/comics/grandave/archive/grandave-20041212.html

hooligan
12-16-04, 05:33 PM
Stupid merriam webster. What does outsource mean?

Tin Man
12-16-04, 06:16 PM
from webopedia

outsource

(v.) To seek resources outside of an organizational structure, usually to save money and/or exploit the skills of another entity. Typically used in terms of the business world, outsourcing often entails an enterprise using another company, such as a consultancy or application service provider, to provide a service that the enterprise can provide for itself, yet it is cheaper to utilize a third-party’s resources. For example, an enterprise might outsource its IT management because it is cheaper to contract a third-party to do so than it would be to build its own in-house IT management team. Or a company might outsource all of its data storage needs because it does not want to buy and maintain its own data storage devices. Or, a business might outsource its human resources tasks to a third-party instead of having its own dedicated human resources staff.

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/outsource.html