Difference between Proprietary and Confidential

What is the difference between Proprietary and Confidential?

Proprietary vs. Confidential

Proprietary as an adjective is of or relating to property or ownership, as proprietary rights. while Confidential as an adjective is (meant to be) kept secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly

Proprietary

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or relating to property or ownership, as proprietary rights. Of or relating to the quality of being an owner, as the proprietary class. Manufactured exclusively by the owner of intellectual property rights (IPR), as with a patent or trade secret. Privately owned, as a proprietary lake. Possessive, jealous, or territorial.

Confidential

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: (meant to be) kept secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly

We hope you now know whether to use Proprietary or Confidential in your sentence.

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