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TermDescription
License fileA text file shipped to an end user, which provides one or more features.
Log fileOne or more ASCII text files written by a license server. A log file contains status information useful for debugging purposes.
Client applicationAn application program that requests or receives a license.
lmx-servA process that serves licenses for clients over a network. Sometimes referred to as a license server.
Feature

Any functionality that needs to be licensed. The definition of feature is developer-dependent, according to the application and to the developer's requirements.

For example, a feature can consist of:

  • A single program irrespective of its version (for example, MS Office).
  • Version (one feature can have multiple versions, such as MS Office 2007, 2010, 2013 and so on).
  • An application system that consists of multiple programs.
  • A module of a program.

Floating license

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A license that can authorize usage of an application for users on a network. A license server is required to manage a floating license. With this type of license, the number of concurrent users is counted ,

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with the licensed application usable by only a specified number of users at any time. A variation of this scheme is a license that can be locked to work both with specific client computers and with a specified server computer.

A floating license is sometimes referred to as network licensing. 

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Node-locked license

A license that can authorize use of an application running on a single specific machine, as opposed to being on a network. Node-locked licenses do not require a license server because they are uncounted.

A node-locked license is sometimes referred to as local licensing.

Vendor nameThe name of the vendor that is used in licence files.
HeartbeatA message sent from the client application and acknowledged by the license server to ensure that both the license server and the client are still up and running. This action is triggered periodically.
Security configuration fileLM-X security configuration file. A file, specific to the vendor, which holds cryptographic keys and is used for generating licenses and for generating specific files required for compiling the client application. Created by the developer tool lmxdev.
Windows systemRefers to Win32 or Win64 platform.
Unix systemRefers to Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX and FreeBSD platforms. (See PLATFORMS for more platform-specific information).