turnkey

  1. Adjective.  ready to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate (typically refers to an assembly that is outsourced for manufacture).
  2. Noun.  (slang) A warder or jailer / gaoler; keeper of the keys in a prison.
  3. Verb.  to supply a turnkey product; to supply something fully assembled and ready to use.

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