EULA

American

[yoo-luh] / ˈyu lə /

noun

Digital Technology.

End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it.

distribution restrictions stipulated in the EULA.

Eula British

/ ˈjuːlə /

acronym

end-user licence agreement: the agreement made by a user before being granted permission to use computer software

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Etymology

Origin of EULA

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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The battle for supremacy in the world of hand hygiene is a dirty one, and nothing demonstrates this better than the depressing sight of a paper towel dispenser with a EULA.

From The Verge • Jun. 20, 2019

You’ll have to agree to a EULA, but then it will automatically put you through the login process.

From The Verge • Sep. 27, 2018

End user license agreements: Also known by the initialism EULA, end user license agreements dictate how and in what ways users can employ a piece of software.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2016

There's nothing unusual about Yahoo's EULA, by the way.

From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2013

We hope that Richard Dreyfuss can be persuaded to read this, as he did the iTunes EULA.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2012

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