trade secret vs secret

secret vs trade secret

trade secret and secret both are nouns.

trade secret is not an adjective while secret is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trade secret	Yes	No	No	No
secret	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, secret is a hypernym of trade secret; that is, secret is a word with a broader meaning than trade secret:

trade secret: a secret (method or device or formula) that gives a manufacturer an advantage over the competition
secret: something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)

trade secret (noun)	secret (noun)
a secret (method or device or formula) that gives a manufacturer an advantage over the competition	something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
	something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
	information known only to a special group

trade secret (adjective)	secret (adjective)
	the next to highest level of official classification for documents
	not open or public; kept private or not revealed
	having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
	not expressed
	(of information) given in confidence or in secret
	not openly made known
	conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	designed to elude detection
	indulging only covertly
	hidden from general view or use
	communicated covertly

Difference between trade secret and secret

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