📚 Trade secret, noun. ❓ Definition: A secret device or technique used by a company in manufacturing its products. ❗️ Examples: 1. The exact technique for producing it is a trade secret, but Bob describes the finished cheese as being something like a Brie that has been subjected to pressing. 2. For now, all the California Supreme Court has made clear is that information likely to be proven to be a trade secret can stay secret while litigation over its status continues. 3. The technique is a trade secret, so the application must be closed source. 4. Currently, perfume manufacturers are not required to reveal the fragrance formula because it is considered a trade secret. 5. I don't know if this would be divulging a trade secret or anything, but what is your overall success rate? ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic