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off-site
ex situ
referring to the study, maintenance or conservation of a specimen or population away from its natural surroundings
Note 1 to entry: Opposite of in situ (on-site).
Note 2 to entry: An example of ex situ and direct is measuring a patient's temperature with a mercury thermometer in a blood sample.
Note 3 to entry: An example of ex situ and remote is measuring a patient's temperature with an infra-red thermometer pointed at the blood sample.
[SOURCE: ISO 19156:2023, 3.6]