nonproprietary

Definitions

Not protected by a trademark, patent, or copyright; in the public domain.

Available for use by the general public without restriction or licensing fees.

Not owned or controlled by a single private entity; open-source or standard.

Examples

The software was released under a nonproprietary license, allowing anyone to modify and distribute the source code.

Engineers preferred using nonproprietary hardware components to ensure compatibility across different systems.

The organization advocates for the use of nonproprietary data formats to prevent vendor lock-in.

Synonyms

open-source public-domain unrestricted standardized generic nonexclusive common

Antonyms

proprietary patented exclusive restricted private closed copyrighted