"clickwrap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clickwraps [plural]
Etymology: From click + wrap, after shrinkwrap (license). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|click|wrap}} click + wrap, {{m|en|shrinkwrap|shrinkwrap (license)}} shrinkwrap (license) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} clickwrap (countable and uncountable, plural clickwraps)
  1. (uncountable) Clickwrap licenses generally. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-clickwrap-en-noun-dgBQxFMO
  2. (countable, rare) A clickwrap license. Tags: countable, rare
    Sense id: en-clickwrap-en-noun-ZS6ZI2XJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: click-wrap

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