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proprietary

1 7.2

A product owned and controlled by a company with limits on who can use or change it

noun
/prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri/

Specialized

: producto propietario

However, my issue with Pebble continues to be that they use a proprietary charger.

Examples

Treat them with respect and benefit from their proprietary skin safe technology.
But this uses all proprietary hardware, everything.
Business models depend on data as proprietary assets.
This cable is a proprietary little cable for the Veer.
And so he made this proprietary blend of coffee that has no mold and it's Bulletproof.
Lutron does their own proprietary dimmers, dim lighting and motor control stuff.
It works with Lutrons proprietary dimmers and and home automation stuff that they sell at Home Depot.
However, Apple, HP, Samsung and Asus did once make their own proprietary mini VJ connectors for use on some of their laptops.
The company uses a proprietary system that prevents any competitor from accessing their software.
This device is powered by a proprietary battery, meaning it can only be charged with its specific charger.

Compounds

proprietary colony

9.9

A colony where the king gave land and the right to govern to one person or group

proprietary drug

Specialized

7.0

A medicine sold under a brand name that only one company can make

How Restricted

proprietary

Specialized

1 7.2

closed

16 1.3

licensed

3.5

open-source

Specialized

51 3.7

Surface Forms

proprietary singular

proprietaries plural

Morphology

proprietary = proprietor (transparent) = propriet + ary

Denotes something belonging to or controlled by an owner/company and is directly derivable from the owner/property base.

Etymology

Proprietary as a noun refers to a product owned by a company and the word comes from Latin proprius meaning 'own', just like property. That origin shows the product is the company's private item and often has limits on how people can use, copy, or change it.