nonproprietary
English
editEtymology
editFrom non- + proprietary.
Adjective
editnonproprietary (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
editNoun
editnonproprietary (plural nonproprietaries)