LICENSE

License

The verb license or grant license means to give permission. The noun license or licence (British English, Indian English, Canadian English, Australian English, New Zealand English,

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license

Noun

  1. A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
  2. The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.
    Even if you bought this product, it does NOT belong to you. You have a license to use it under the terms of this agreement, until you breach this agreement.
  3. Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech).
  4. Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
  5. An academic degree, the holder of which is called a licentiate, ranking slightly below doctorate, awarded by certain European and Latin-American universities.

Verb

  1. The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.
  2. Authorize officially.


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