Terminology Database
Terms or Phrases
- packet
- packet switching
- parity bit
- perfect
- perfect record
- permanent preservation
- permanent preservation system
- persistent archive
- persistent format
- persistent object
- persistent object preservation
- persistent storage
- person
- pertinent
- physical form
- physical person
- physical structure
- plaintext
- planned disposition
- platform
- platform-independent
- platform-neutral
- policy
- potential record
- preamble
- precise
- presented digital record
- preservation
- preservation emulation
- preservation strategy
- preservation system
- preserved record
- preserver
- presumption of authenticity
- primary storage
- primitiveness
- priority of transmission
- private key
- probative
- probative record
- procedural context
- procedure
- process
- program record
- property sheets
- proprietary
- prospective record
- protocol
- protocol register
- provenance
- provenancial context
- pseudo-original
- public accountability
- public key
- public key cryptosystem
- public key encryption
- public key infrastructure
- publication
Term | proprietary
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Dictionary Definitions
- a., 1. Of or relating to a proprietor. 2. Of, relating to, or holding as property. [Black’s Law Dictionary, 8th ed. c2004]
- a., Held by a single particular person. [Webster’s New World Law Dictionary. c2006]
- a., In reference to hardware technology, software applications and/or file formats, the state of being privately owned and controlled. A proprietary design or technique...implies that the company has not divulged specifications that would allow other companies to [lawfully] duplicate the product. See also: open architecture; open-source; open-standard products and formats.
- n., One who has property.[The Dictionary of Canadian Law, 3rd ed. c2004]
- a., Owned by a private organization or an individual and operated for profit. [The Dictionary of Canadian Law, 3rd ed. c2004]
