0 the length of time that a product, especially food, can be kept in a shop before it becomes too old to be sold or used: --
1 the length of time that something stays in good condition and can be used: --
Because it is vacuum-packed, it has a much longer shelf life than regular beef.
2 the length of time that a product, especially food and medicine, can be kept before it becomes too old to be sold or used: --
3 the length of time that something remains useful, popular, successful, etc.: --
Self-help books have a longer shelf life than other bestsellers.
Today's technology can have a brief shelf life.
It is well-known that traditional rosé has a short shelf life.
The differences and conclusions on taste, freshness and shelf life, where they exist, appear to be linked to the existing (organic versus nonorganic) food-buying habits of the survey respondent27.
This product has a short fermentation time (4 days) and is immediately marketed (and purchased) thereafter due to the inherent short shelf life of these products.
The demand for fresh food with a long shelf life presents considerable challenges to the industry regarding prevention of contamination and growth of human pathogens in their products.
It would also be rash to let the opportunity to obtain this one go by, given the shelf life of compact discs in today's market.
Because of their short shelf life, hamburger buns from the outbreak period were no longer available for culture.
The latter has a short shelf life and dries out quickly requiring women to bake separately for each meal.
One is thus implicitly confronted with the question of the shelf life of books such as this.