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license number

license number

1 2.9
A code you enter to activate software or an online service
  • noun
  • /ˈlaɪsəns ˈnʌmbər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : clave de licencia
  • Make sure to write down the license number before you start the installation process.

Examples

  • Don't try putting the wrong license number.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Just a second while I get this license number.

    Lady in the Lake (1946)

  • "I've got your license number."

    Fiction book (1991)

  • To activate the software, please enter your license number as instructed.

  • She searched her email for the confirmation that included her license number.

Synonyms

number
vslicense number
∞ 1.0

A set of digits that identifies something like a phone or room

is a specific alphanumeric identifier used to activate paid software or services

Surface Forms

license number singular
license numbers plural

Morphology

license + number

The meaning 'a unique alphanumeric code that authorizes a product' is directly derivable from combining 'license' (an authorization) with 'number' (an identifying numeric code); the phrase denotes the numeric identifier associated with a license. This is a straightforward, compositional noun-noun compound found across languages and common in software contexts, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The noun license number comes from a code you get after buying software, like a secret key you type to unlock a program. That is why it is used to 'activate' or allow the software to be used.