The Vocabulary of Guarded Knowledge

das Betriebsgeheimnis — the trade secret. The Duden example: Das Rezept wird als Betriebsgeheimnis gehütet. “The recipe is guarded as a trade secret.”

der Wissensschatz, der Erfahrungsschatz — the treasure of knowledge, the treasure of experience. Knowledge gathered and piled up over time.

der Geheimnisträger — the bearer of secrets. A person who has official access to confidential matters.

das Kopfmonopol — the head monopoly. Knowledge that exists only in one person’s head.

der Wissensabfluss, der Know-how-Abfluss — the outflow of knowledge, the outflow of know-how

sich nicht in die Karten schauen lassen — not to let anyone look at your cards

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