In plain English
The key idea is that the license has gone through activation at an earlier time. It is not being activated for the very first time now.
In context
Here, it reports that the software's license was activated earlier and is not undergoing first-time activation.
- Situation
- Installing, updating, licensing, and checking compatibility for applications
- What it communicates
- reports that the software is already activated
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not indicate when the earlier activation happened or who performed it.
Examples
“He tried to activate the license, but it was already activated.”
“During setup, the software reported that the license was already activated.”