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click-wrap noun. A license or contract that appears during the setup of a software program or online service and that requires the user to click a button to agree to the terms of the license.

Example Citation:
"Sometimes a contract is a mouse click away-all of the free e-mail services and commercial ISPs use 'click-wrap' contracts, which, similar to their counterparts for shrink-wrapped software, require users to agree to conditions before using a service. The ubiquitous I Accept button lets the service provider deny responsibility if things go wrong."
—Anita Susan Brenner, "Contractual Obligations - Click here to waive your rights," Smart Business, September 2000

Related Words:
copyleft
forehead install
paracopyright
superdistribution

Subject Categories:
Computers - Programming and Software
The World - Law and Order

Posted on August 29, 2000 at 7:11 AM
Updated on August 29, 2000 at 7:11 AM


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