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.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (https) is a combination of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) with the Secure Socket Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol. TLS is an authentication and security protocol widely implemented in browsers and Web servers.