C2adjective · rare

proprietary

proprietary · more proprietary · most proprietary

проприетарный, частный, собственнический, приватный

Eigentümer-, Eigentums-, geschützt, privat

Of or relating to property or ownershipOf or relating to property or ownership.

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UK/pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/US/pɹəˈpɹaɪ.əˌtɛɹ.i/

» The only drivers for this hardware are proprietary.

Meaning

6 senses

Of or relating to property or ownership.
proprietary rights
Eigentums-, Eigentümer-
со́бственническийsóbstvenničeskij, проприета́рныйproprijetárnyj
Owning something; having ownership.
the proprietary class
Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner or licensee of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret.
The continuous profitability of the company is based on its many proprietary products.
besitzend, proprietär, urheberrechtlich geschützt
патенто́ванныйpatentóvannyj, проприета́рныйproprijetárnyj
Nonstandard and controlled by one particular organization.
a proprietary extension to the HTML standard for Web page structure
Privately owned.
a proprietary lake; a proprietary chapel
privat, Privat-, Eigen-
ча́стныйčástnyj, прива́тныйprivátnyj
Possessive, jealous, or territorial.

More definitions

protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights

Examples

7 sentences

The only drivers for this hardware are proprietary.
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The only functional drivers for this hardware are proprietary.
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Currently, most of that data is expensive and proprietary.
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I've come here today to talk about the dangers of proprietary software.
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Our software is proprietary.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

relating to property or ownership:

of or relating to the quality of being an owner:

privately owned:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

relating to property or ownership:

of or relating to the quality of being an owner:

created or manufactured exclusively by the IPR owner:

privately owned:

Origin

From French propriétaire, from Latin proprietārius. By surface analysis, propriety + -ary.

From French propriétaire, from Latin proprietārius. By surface analysis, propriety + -ary. Compare with the Latin proprietas (“property”) and proprius (“ownership”).

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