Proprietary
adjective
Owned by a specific person or organization.
Microsoft Windows is a proprietary operating system.
Often appears as...
- proprietary software
- proprietary rights
noun
Owner of a business.
The proprietorships of small businesses across the country continue to dwindle.
Often appears as...
- proprietary rights
- proprietary claims
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Formal
adjective
Made or marketed by one with the exclusive right to manufacture and sell.
Apple's proprietary iPhone has been a big success in the market.
Often appears as...
- proprietary brand
- proprietary design
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Technical
adjective
Owned by a specific person or organization.
Microsoft Windows is a proprietary operating system.
Often appears as...
- proprietary software
- proprietary rights
noun
Owner of a business.
The proprietorships of small businesses across the country continue to dwindle.
Often appears as...
- proprietary rights
- proprietary claims
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Made or marketed by one with the exclusive right to manufacture and sell.
Apple's proprietary iPhone has been a big success in the market.
Often appears as...
- proprietary brand
- proprietary design
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Exclusive Control
Refers to products or information controlled by one entity, without sharing rights with others.
Their proprietary recipes are closely guarded secrets.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Open Source
Unlike open-source software, proprietary cannot be freely modified or distributed.
You can't alter proprietary software to suit your needs like you can with open source.
Pro Tip 3/3Licensing Required
You may need to pay to use proprietary items legally because they're not free to use.
You must purchase a license to use this proprietary font in your publication.
Pro Tip 1/3Exclusive Control
Refers to products or information controlled by one entity, without sharing rights with others.
Their proprietary recipes are closely guarded secrets.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Open Source
Unlike open-source software, proprietary cannot be freely modified or distributed.
You can't alter proprietary software to suit your needs like you can with open source.
Pro Tip 3/3Licensing Required
You may need to pay to use proprietary items legally because they're not free to use.
You must purchase a license to use this proprietary font in your publication.
Pro Tip 1/3Exclusive Control
Refers to products or information controlled by one entity, without sharing rights with others.
Their proprietary recipes are closely guarded secrets.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Open Source
Unlike open-source software, proprietary cannot be freely modified or distributed.
You can't alter proprietary software to suit your needs like you can with open source.
Pro Tip 3/3Licensing Required
You may need to pay to use proprietary items legally because they're not free to use.
You must purchase a license to use this proprietary font in your publication.
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What's in Dry-Erase...
uses or none now normally this is where I would turn to the scientific community for help but no one seems to be doing a ton of research on how dry erase markers work I guess they have better things to do the dry erase marker companies have probably done all this work but all that information is proprietary so what do we
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Chad Jenkins: Robots...
for five days the last thing I will say is that we want our world wide of robots to be open it can't be proprietary it can't be locked up in one single application it has to be open it has it's more about community than just software or systems and so to do this we've we've created the robot web tools
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WorldSpace: The world’s...
a toll how so many millions of people could die from the want of information from the want of information most most sadly most like infuriatingly from the want of information that is so easily accessible information that you don't need it's not proprietary information
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How bad data keeps us...
and the implications of this bias can be massive. Let's look at the implications of the census data. Census is the most trusted, open and publicly available rich data on population composition and characteristics. While businesses have proprietary information
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How great leaders...
Let me define the terms really quickly. Every single person, every single organization on the planet knows what they do, 100 percent. Some know how they do it, whether you call it your differentiated value proposition or your proprietary process or your USP.
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Philip Evans: How data...
How is that model of colossal sharing across all of those kinds of databases compatible with the business models of institutions and organizations and corporations that are involved in this business today? If your business is based on proprietary data,
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Kathryn A. Whitehead:...
and scientists around the world have tested tens of thousands of these materials to find ones that are good at delivering mRNA safely. And because they're made in the lab, they tend to be proprietary to the company that invented them.
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A brief history of...
But this means that protected information, whether copyrights, proprietary materials, or state secrets can also be represented as numbers, so possessing or publishing these numbers may be treated as a criminal offense.
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This scientist makes...
People have actually been working on this for decades. Here's the commercial scaffolds can be really expensive and problematic, because they're sourced from proprietary products, animals or cadavers.
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We're building a...
to the way the incentives, economic and otherwise, are built into the system. We have to face and try to deal with the lack of transparency created by the proprietary algorithms,
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What's in Dry-Erase...
uses or none now normally this is where I would turn to the scientific community for help but no one seems to be doing a ton of research on how dry erase markers work I guess they have better things to do the dry erase marker companies have probably done all this work but all that information is proprietary so what do we
Video examples
Chad Jenkins: Robots...
for five days the last thing I will say is that we want our world wide of robots to be open it can't be proprietary it can't be locked up in one single application it has to be open it has it's more about community than just software or systems and so to do this we've we've created the robot web tools
Video examples
WorldSpace: The world’s...
a toll how so many millions of people could die from the want of information from the want of information most most sadly most like infuriatingly from the want of information that is so easily accessible information that you don't need it's not proprietary information
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How bad data keeps us...
and the implications of this bias can be massive. Let's look at the implications of the census data. Census is the most trusted, open and publicly available rich data on population composition and characteristics. While businesses have proprietary information
Video examples
How great leaders...
Let me define the terms really quickly. Every single person, every single organization on the planet knows what they do, 100 percent. Some know how they do it, whether you call it your differentiated value proposition or your proprietary process or your USP.
Video examples
Philip Evans: How data...
How is that model of colossal sharing across all of those kinds of databases compatible with the business models of institutions and organizations and corporations that are involved in this business today? If your business is based on proprietary data,
Video examples
Kathryn A. Whitehead:...
and scientists around the world have tested tens of thousands of these materials to find ones that are good at delivering mRNA safely. And because they're made in the lab, they tend to be proprietary to the company that invented them.
Video examples
A brief history of...
But this means that protected information, whether copyrights, proprietary materials, or state secrets can also be represented as numbers, so possessing or publishing these numbers may be treated as a criminal offense.
Video examples
This scientist makes...
People have actually been working on this for decades. Here's the commercial scaffolds can be really expensive and problematic, because they're sourced from proprietary products, animals or cadavers.
Video examples
We're building a...
to the way the incentives, economic and otherwise, are built into the system. We have to face and try to deal with the lack of transparency created by the proprietary algorithms,
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Richard Stallman
Scientist
One reason you should not use web applications to do your computing is that you lose control. It's just as bad as using a proprietary program. Do your own computing on your own computer with your copy of a freedom-respecting program. If you use a proprietary program or somebody else's web server, you're defenceless.
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John Knoll
American Artist
I think it's an important part of the visual effects supervisor's job to get really deeply embedded in production and keep us all focused on trying to generate the best result. I'm not proprietary about, 'I would rather do this effect than let physical effects do it.' No, let's do the smartest thing for the movie.
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Jonathan Zittrain
American Educator
I think social networking is absolutely here to stay. Now, whether or not the label will Facebook forever, depends in part, I think, on whether Facebook wants to try to be less proprietary, be more central to the operation of defining and stewarding identity online.
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Vint Cerf
American Scientist
In the earliest days, this was a project I worked on with great passion because I wanted to solve the Defense Department's problem: it did not want proprietary networking and it didn't want to be confined to a single network technology.
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John Sulston
British Scientist
In order to protect the market value of a proprietary database, the owner must prohibit redistribution of the contents - otherwise, the information would quickly leak out and be widely known.
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Ritesh Agarwal
Indian Businessman
Strong focus on customer experience coupled with strategic investments in proprietary technology has helped us maintain a high net promoter score while empowering our hotel partners.
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Kevin Mitnick
American Businessman
A lot of individuals out there carry a lot of proprietary information on their mobile devices, and they're not protected. It's a very target-rich environment.
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
American Author
No man should have proprietary rights over land who does not use that land wisely and lovingly.
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Matt Mullenweg
American Businessman
The mobile world is very closed and proprietary just by definition.
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Chuck Berry
American Musician
Respect isn't enough. You've got to have a proprietary interest.
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Richard Stallman
Scientist
One reason you should not use web applications to do your computing is that you lose control. It's just as bad as using a proprietary program. Do your own computing on your own computer with your copy of a freedom-respecting program. If you use a proprietary program or somebody else's web server, you're defenceless.
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John Knoll
American Artist
I think it's an important part of the visual effects supervisor's job to get really deeply embedded in production and keep us all focused on trying to generate the best result. I'm not proprietary about, 'I would rather do this effect than let physical effects do it.' No, let's do the smartest thing for the movie.
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Jonathan Zittrain
American Educator
I think social networking is absolutely here to stay. Now, whether or not the label will Facebook forever, depends in part, I think, on whether Facebook wants to try to be less proprietary, be more central to the operation of defining and stewarding identity online.
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Vint Cerf
American Scientist
In the earliest days, this was a project I worked on with great passion because I wanted to solve the Defense Department's problem: it did not want proprietary networking and it didn't want to be confined to a single network technology.
Quote examples
John Sulston
British Scientist
In order to protect the market value of a proprietary database, the owner must prohibit redistribution of the contents - otherwise, the information would quickly leak out and be widely known.
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Ritesh Agarwal
Indian Businessman
Strong focus on customer experience coupled with strategic investments in proprietary technology has helped us maintain a high net promoter score while empowering our hotel partners.
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Kevin Mitnick
American Businessman
A lot of individuals out there carry a lot of proprietary information on their mobile devices, and they're not protected. It's a very target-rich environment.
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
American Author
No man should have proprietary rights over land who does not use that land wisely and lovingly.
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Matt Mullenweg
American Businessman
The mobile world is very closed and proprietary just by definition.
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Chuck Berry
American Musician
Respect isn't enough. You've got to have a proprietary interest.
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