In the first section of the manual there is a glossary that defines COTS parts. Specifically in section 1.6 COTS the note says
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For the purposes of the FRC, generally available software modules obtained from open sources (e.g. professional publications, commonly used FRC community accessible web resources, industry source code repositories, etc.) that are not specifically affiliated with individual FRC teams shall be considered COTS items.
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