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  1. which is the best preposition to follow "proprietary"?

    Jan 15, 2015 · The only examples I can see in the OED, of proprietary, used in this sense, employ the preposition to. So the intellectual property is proprietary to the company.

  2. I just wrote "propriety" when I meant to say "proprietarity", but that ...

    The adjective corresponding to proprietary in Latin is proprietarius. I can't find any example of a Latin adjective ending in -ius being nominalized by replacing -ius with the suffix -itas; the usual pattern …

  3. Can a female proprietor be called as "proprietor"?

    Feb 28, 2014 · I know the female version of proprietor can be called as proprietress or proprietrix. But I want to know whether a female proprietor can also be called a proprietor? Or does proprietor only …

  4. Single word for company's internal solution?

    Aug 1, 2014 · What word can define an internal solution created within company in contrast to the "external" solutions? Something like "home-made", but more formal and reffering to a company.

  5. meaning in context - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Aug 27, 2019 · An uncontrolled document is one whose content is no longer controlled in accord with the security standards of an organization. Document management systems have existed for several …

  6. I'm looking for a word that means "Intended for particular use"

    Dec 16, 2015 · I am trying to come up with a word that means something is intended to be used with something else, like "proprietary" without the legal connotation, for example after-market car parts.

  7. What is the etymology and exact meaning of "crockpot"?

    Oct 15, 2022 · The OED provides: “crock pot n. Cookery (originally U.S.) (originally) = sense 1; (now) spec. (also with capital initials) (a proprietary name for) a lidded pot with an integral electrical heating …

  8. terminology - What is a word/phrase for using a term for a popular ...

    See Wikipedia, which simply states "A genericized trademark (also known as a generic trademark, proprietary eponym) is a trademark or brand name that has become the colloquial or generic …

  9. What is "regomised"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Sep 9, 2020 · @EdwinAshworth I know what proprietary means. Would you be so kind to provide facts then, like a trademark filing, proving your claim! Bíró was the last name of an inventor of a particular …

  10. programming - What would I call a program that was developed ...

    Jan 11, 2021 · Software used and developed within an organization is often called either in-house or proprietary software, as opposed to shrink-wrapped of off-the-shelf software. Work done to develop …