Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: See out of, the, box.
(idiomatic, of a product) Immediately, without intervention from the customer.
This software has to work out of the box, without any fancy installation.
(idiomatic) Outside the box; unconventionally: outside the limits of conventional thinking.
out-of-the-box
Alternative form of out of the box (especially in attributive use)
out-of-the-box
Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box. Roland Joffe
Christians often want to hide behind the walls of the church, where we are comfortable, but sometimes we have to come out of the box. Cheryl James
Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box. Walter Isaacson
To keep creating something with this type of music, you have to take it out of the box. Brian Setzer
Usually I like to improvise. Sometimes, depending on the nature of the piece, I like to improvise because I think it brings certain freshness and a reality to it, as long as it doesn't go too far out of the box. Robert Redford
Qmail out of the box works fine, so people will want to use it regardless of licensing restrictions, even when the software does not ship with their system software. Wietse Venema