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License vs Registered - What's the difference?

license | registered |

As verbs the difference between license and registered

is that license is the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization while registered is (register).

As a noun license

is (label) a legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.

As an adjective registered is

having had one's name added to an official list or entered into a register.

license

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Alternative forms

* (UK) licence (noun)

Noun

  • (label) A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
  • (label) 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.
  • (label) Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech).
  • (label) Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
  • * 1936 , , The Story of Civilization , page 520:
    • When liberty becomes license dictatorship is near.
  • (label) An academic degree, the holder of which is called a licentiate, ranking slightly below doctorate, awarded by certain European and Latin-American universities.

    • Usage notes

    * In British English, Canadian English, Australian English, Irish English, and New Zealand English the noun is spelt licence'' and the verb is ''license . * The spelling licence is not used for either part of speech in the United States.

    Verb

    (licens)
  • The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-22, volume=407, issue=8841, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= T time , passage=The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.}}
  • Authorize officially.

    • Derived terms

    * licensable * licensee * license plate * licenser * licensor

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    registered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (register)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Having had one's name added to an official list or entered into a register
    • a registered nurse
    a registered voter
  • (mail service) Having a mailed item recorded in a register to enable its location to be tracked, sometimes with added insurance to cover loss.

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