Government spin-off is civilian goods which are the collateral result of military or governmental research.
One prominent example of a type of government spin-off is technology that has been commercialized through NASA funding, research, licensing, facilities, or assistance.
The Internet is a specific example of a government spin-off resulting from DARPA funding.
[1] [2] In some fields, such as computer hardware, private sector development has outpaced government and military research, and the government procures commercial off-the-shelf products for many applications.
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