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non-proprietary

non-proprietary is the alternative form of nonproprietary.

Meaning of nonproprietary

Adjective

nonproprietary (not comparable)

  1. Lacking proprietary value; not private or privileged information; not owned by anyone (not anyone's property, whether intellectual property or otherwise).
    1. Not protected by trademark, patent, or trade secret and thus open to commercial use without license; said of drugs (medications) and of various kinds of goods and materials.

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Origin of non-proprietary

From non- + proprietary.

Questions about non-proprietary

What is non-proprietary the alternative form of?
Non-proprietary is the alternative form of nonproprietary.

Words near non-proprietary in the dictionary

  1. non-progressive
  2. non-proletarian
  3. non-proletarians
  4. non-proliferation
  5. non-proliferations
  6. non-proprietary
  7. non-pros
  8. non-prossed
  9. non-prosses
  10. non-prossing
  11. non-protected

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