Many of us have heard of such a term as “proprietary”. They could be called anything. Hardware, drivers, programs. What kind of term is this, and what does it mean? In general, this word came to us from the English language. In a general sense, “proprietary” is a licensed product. And in more detail the meaning of this term will be discussed below.
The term "proprietary." Value
The word "proprietary" comes from the English word proprietary, which means "personal" or "patented". This term is used to mean something “not free”. Be it software or hardware. This means that the software, for example, has a certain license. Naturally, you will have to pay money to use licensed software. And in some cases - a lot of money.
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