What is the meaning of License?

A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.

The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.

Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech).

Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.

Short for driver's license.

To authorize officially.

(applied to a piece of intellectual property)

  1. To give formal authorization to use.

    To give formal authorization to use.

    To acquire authorization to use, usually in exchange for compensation.

    To give permission or freedom to; accept.

    To permit (as grammatically correct).

    Source: wiktionary.org