A license is the "right" to use a particular piece of software (either a program or an operating system). Usually, you will need a license for each copy of a program.

a collection of information that, after installation, allows you to use a licensed software product on one or more systems

a grant of rights that represent less than all the rights that would accompany full ownership

a legal document that accompanies a program

a legal statement that gives permission to a user to use the software

a right to use and should survive bankruptcy of the software vendor

a right to use a product under specified terms and conditions

a type of proprietary or gratuitous license as

An agreement between a user and a software house, giving details of the rights of the user to use or copy software

Rights granted by the publisher of a commercial software product that establish the terms of use for that product. Software licenses may stipulate how many users or devices can use the software.

Rights given to the end user to use a particular version of a Macromedia software product.

A written contract between the college and a provider of computer software. The license usually describes the terms for how the software may be used legally and copied and disclosure l includes non-language. The license may cover the types of software evaluation or development needed in return for grants (donations) of computer equipment.

Paying a license fee to software developers for access to a program by a number of users without restriction, common in businesses and institutions.

A contract between a license issuer (HP) and a license receiver (customer) that grants permission to use a specific software product as described by the applicable Software Product Description (SPD) and the terms and conditions of the license contract. A PAK supplies the information that results from a software license contract.

You do not buy software, you license the right to use it. The software stays the property of the developer.

Not "site license."

A Software license comprises the permissions, rights and restrictions imposed on software (whether a component or a free-standing program). Use of software without a license could constitute infringement of the owner's exclusive rights under copyright or, ocassionally, patent law and allow the owner to sue the infringer.