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Nonproprietary
adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Lacking proprietary value; not private or privileged information; not owned by anyone (not anyone's property, whether intellectual property or otherwise). not-comparable
- 2 Lacking proprietary value; not private or privileged information; not owned by anyone (not anyone's property, whether intellectual property or otherwise).; 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. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 not protected by trademark or patent or copyright wordnet
Noun
- 1 A drug that is not proprietary.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From non- + proprietary.
Etymology 2
From non- + proprietary.
See also for "nonproprietary"
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