A license is an agreement and statement of terms that permits an action. For example, a software license is an agreement between a user and a software company that allows that individual to use the program. In most cases, before installing or using a software, you must agree to the license agreement.

Other examples of licenses relating to computers

  • EULA (end user license agreement).
  • GPL (General Public License).
  • LGPL (GNU Lesser General Public License).
  • Single user, multi-user, and site license.
  • Volume license.

Business terms, Software terms