low-quality, c.1200, shared by all, from imene, from Old English gemÃ¦ne common, public, general, universal, shared by all, from Proto-Germanic *ga-mainiz possessed jointly (cf. Old Frisian mene, Old Saxon gimeni, Middle Low German gemeine, Middle Dutch gemene, Dutch gemeen, German gemein, Gothic gamains common), from PIE *ko-moin-i-held in common, a compound adjective formed from collective prefix *ko-together (Proto-Germanic *ga-) + *moi-n-, suffixed form of PIE root *mei-to ...
proprietary protocol - Computer Definition. 1  A non-standard communications format and language owned by a single organization or individual. 2  A non-standard communications format and language owned by a single organization or individual. See protocol. Computer Desktop Encyclopedia THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher. Â© 1981-2017 The Computer Language Company Inc.
Sometimes referred to as an access method, a protocol is a standard used to define a method of exchanging data over a computer network such as local area network, Internet, Intranet, etc.ach protocol has its own method of how data is formatted when sent and what to do with it once received, how that data is compressed or how to check for errors in data.