nonproprietary
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
non- + proprietary
Adjective[edit]
nonproprietary (not comparable)
- Lacking proprietary value; not private or privileged information.
- 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.
- Synonym: generic
- 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.
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
nonproprietary (plural nonproprietaries)