nonproprietary
adjective
non·pro·pri·e·tary ˌnän-prə-ˈprī-ə-ˌter-ē 
: not proprietary
nonproprietary technology
The open-source movement gave us nonproprietary platforms, browsers, and frameworks such as Linux, Firefox, and Drupal.
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Since its inception, the internet has been a nonproprietary, universal language that any computer can use to speak to any other. Gabriel Nicholas, Washington Post, 24 June 2022 In 2012, Massachusetts voters passed a similar ballot measure that, for the first time, required automakers to use nonproprietary onboard diagnostics ports on every vehicle. Aarian Marshall, Wired, 3 Feb. 2022 But the chilly excesses of Melania’s Christmas decorations and the ghostly abstraction of these videos reveal just how much further outside all such nonproprietary conventions the Trumps are than previous inhabitants of the White House have been. David Roth, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2019 His office plans to continue developing the nonproprietary open source code, perhaps making it available to other agencies to use. Matt Stiles, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2019 This willingness to share nonproprietary data to help cities better maintain and operate infrastructure is an about-face from the Uber of the past. Johana Bhuiyan, Recode, 11 Apr. 2018
Gabriel Nicholas, Washington Post, 24 June 2022 In 2012, Massachusetts voters passed a similar ballot measure that, for the first time, required automakers to use nonproprietary onboard diagnostics ports on every vehicle. Aarian Marshall, Wired, 3 Feb. 2022 But the chilly excesses of Melania’s Christmas decorations and the ghostly abstraction of these videos reveal just how much further outside all such nonproprietary conventions the Trumps are than previous inhabitants of the White House have been. David Roth, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2019 His office plans to continue developing the nonproprietary open source code, perhaps making it available to other agencies to use. Matt Stiles, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2019 This willingness to share nonproprietary data to help cities better maintain and operate infrastructure is an about-face from the Uber of the past. Johana Bhuiyan, Recode, 11 Apr. 2018 Word History
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
nonproprietary
adjective
non·pro·pri·etary -prə-ˈprī-ə-ˌter-ē
: not proprietary
a drug's nonproprietary name
Legal Definition
nonproprietary
adjective
non·pro·pri·e·tary
ˌnän-prə-ˈprī-ə-ˌter-ē
: not proprietary
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