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Invalid license

Invalid license is the state of a software license that is not valid for use of the software.

In plain English

It describes a license status where the license does not count as acceptable for using the software. The term names the condition of the license itself.

In context

Here, it reports that the submitted license data was not accepted as a license valid for use of the software.

Situation
Installing, updating, licensing, and checking compatibility for applications
What it communicates
reports that submitted license data was not accepted

Meaning limits

By itself, the term does not say why the license is invalid.

Examples

“An audit showed that the design team had been using the software under an invalid license for months.”

Core meaning

“When Marta entered the code from the card, it came back as an invalid license.”

In context