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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 …

    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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. 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 …

  5. terminology - What is a word/phrase for using a term for a …

    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 …

  6. Why "meth-", "eth-", "prop-", when there is "uni-","di-","tri-"?

    In chemistry, the homologous series for hydrocarbons uses the following prefixes: Meth- Eth- Prop- But- Pent- Hex- Hept- Oct- Why are these prefixes used, instead of just usin...

  7. Using "TM" for trademarked term - every time or just once?

    As Chicago observes, the ™ symbol is used for unregistered trademarks—names that the the maker is claiming proprietary rights to pending review of a formal application to the U.S. Patent …

  8. Does "ditto driver" mean a specific driver name?

    It might mean "a proprietary dongle with a proprietary driver", because "ditto" means the same as above. And "ditto" is easier to type than "proprietary".

  9. Word request: "proprietary currency" or "artificial money"

    Jun 1, 2015 · A term used historically is scrip: [A] term for any substitute for legal tender and is often a form of credit. Scrips were created as company payment of employees under the truck …

  10. 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.