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proprietorship: an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights; "`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form"
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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Privately owned and controlled. In the computer industry, proprietary is the opposite of open. A proprietary design or technique is one that is owned by a company. It also implies that the company has not divulged specifications that would allow other companies to duplicate the product.
Ãâó: www.angelfire.com/anime3/internet/standard.htm
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The design of programs, systems or equipment that are owned by an entity. This technology may be licensed for use in other applications or systems.
Ãâó: www.vistek.ca/glossary/default.asp
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A protocol or communications system developed by a company, as opposed to those emanating from a standards organization.
Ãâó: www.iec-usa.com/Browse02/GLSP.html
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one of the three ways Americans label their wines (see also Generic and Varietal); usually the bottling or producing winery owns the name so that competing wineries are barred from its use. Eg Gallo
Ãâó: wineschool.com/vocabulary.html
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