proprietary information
information that is secret or confidential
TRANSLATION
proprietary information = geschützte Information proprietary = eigen, geheim, geschützt --- GOOGLE INDEX proprietary information: approximately 3,800,000 Google hits proprietary: approximately 123,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
A Chinese national has been arrested while carrying sensitive PROPRIETARY INFORMATION on titanium used in a U.S. Air Force program, most likely the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, according to the U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut.
(The Navy Times)
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The latest set of leaked documents is said to include film budgets and box-office projections, legal claims made against the studio, and other PROPRIETARY INFORMATION that could be of use to Sony's rivals.
(PC magazine)
(The Navy Times)
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The latest set of leaked documents is said to include film budgets and box-office projections, legal claims made against the studio, and other PROPRIETARY INFORMATION that could be of use to Sony's rivals.
(PC magazine)
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proprietary
adjective
- relating to an owner or ownership
(Oxford Dictionary)
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Proprietary is from the Medieval Latin proprietarius, meaning the owner of property. The word was used earlier in English as a noun meaning "proprietor," a person who owns a place such as a restaurant, hotel or store.
The general use of proprietary as an adjective refers to ownership or to something that is intended to be used or viewed by a select group. In the computer industry, proprietary is used in the sense of a system or software that does not conform to a certain standard or which was developed for a specific purpose.
Inc. magazine defines proprietary information as a trade secret or information a company wishes to keep confidential. It can include secret formulas, processes, and methods used in production. It can also include a company's business and marketing plans, salary structure, customer lists, contracts, and details of its computer systems.
In some cases, the special knowledge and skills that an employee has learned on the job are considered to be a company's proprietary information.
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SYNONYMS
confidential, privileged, protected, secret
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adjective
- relating to an owner or ownership
(Oxford Dictionary)
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Proprietary is from the Medieval Latin proprietarius, meaning the owner of property. The word was used earlier in English as a noun meaning "proprietor," a person who owns a place such as a restaurant, hotel or store.
The general use of proprietary as an adjective refers to ownership or to something that is intended to be used or viewed by a select group. In the computer industry, proprietary is used in the sense of a system or software that does not conform to a certain standard or which was developed for a specific purpose.
Inc. magazine defines proprietary information as a trade secret or information a company wishes to keep confidential. It can include secret formulas, processes, and methods used in production. It can also include a company's business and marketing plans, salary structure, customer lists, contracts, and details of its computer systems.
In some cases, the special knowledge and skills that an employee has learned on the job are considered to be a company's proprietary information.
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SYNONYMS
confidential, privileged, protected, secret
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Leakage of proprietary information can cause a company huge financial damage."
