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UPGRADE LICENSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-10-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Official Documents
- Software
- Government Contracts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- upgrade licence
1, record 1, English, upgrade%20licence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- upgrade license 2, record 1, English, upgrade%20license
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The license right to upgrade from a previous version of a COTS software product, which when acquired entitles the licensee to update or upgrade to a later version of the COTS software upgrade. The purchase of an upgrade typically replaces both the COTS software product with a later version and modifies or replaces the existing COTS software license. 2, record 1, English, - upgrade%20licence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Licence" is one of two words that in Canadian English are usually spelled differently as nouns and verbs. The preferred spelling for the noun is "licence" and for the verb "license". 3, record 1, English, - upgrade%20licence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Documents officiels
- Logiciels
- Marchés publics
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- licence de mise à niveau
1, record 1, French, licence%20de%20mise%20%C3%A0%20niveau
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Droit de licence permettant de mettre à niveau la version antérieure d'un progiciel normalisé qui, lorsqu'on en fait l'acquisition, donne au concessionnaire le droit de faire mettre à jour ou à niveau des logiciels normalisés. L'achat d'une mise à niveau consiste généralement à remplacer un progiciel par une version ultérieure et à modifier ou à remplacer la licence du progiciel normalisé. 1, record 1, French, - licence%20de%20mise%20%C3%A0%20niveau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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