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proprietary

[prəˈpraɪətɛri]
adjective
proprietário
1. Relating to an owner or ownership; owned and controlled privately
The company guards its proprietary technology closely.
A empresa guarda sua tecnologia proprietária rigorosamente.
2. Denoting or relating to a product or service that is not openly disclosed or publicly available
This is proprietary software that cannot be freely distributed.
Este é um software proprietário que não pode ser distribuído livremente.
3. Of or belonging to a proprietor or proprietors
The proprietary rights of the inventor must be respected.
Os direitos proprietários do inventor devem ser respeitados.
Synonyms
exclusiveprivatepatentedowned
Antonyms
publicopen-sourcegenericshared

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
proprietário
Standard term used in business and technology contexts
São Paulo
proprietário
Commonly used in commercial and tech industries
Portugal
proprietário
Standard usage; may also use 'de propriedade' in some contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

proprietary information
proprietary rights
proprietary software
proprietary formula
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