User-Based Licensing User Guide

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User-Based Licensing overview

Seat

An abstract term for counting the number of licenses that are available or purchased. Under

the user-based licensing model, there is exactly one seat for each user, regardless of the

number of devices on which your Arm software product is installed or run.

Service account

The operating system account that coordinates the automated use of the software.

User

A generic term used to identify the entity interacting with the Arm product software; can be

an end-user or service account.

Username

The name identifying an account on an operating system. The username is associated with

the operating system processes running the software product.

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