permittedsoftware

noun

UK /pəˈmɪtɪd ˈsɒftweə/

US /pərˈmɪtɪd ˈsɔːftwer/

Software that someone is allowed to use.

The school gave every student a list of permitted software for their laptops.

SYNONYMS

approved software allowed software authorized software licensed software sanctioned software

RELATED WORDS

whitelist policy license compliance installation

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Programs that a company's rules say workers may install on work devices.

Only permitted software may be installed on the office computers.

3. Applications that pass a security check and are safe to run.

The IT team marked the new editor as permitted software after testing it.

4. Software listed in a school or library's acceptable-use policy.

Games are not permitted software on the library computers.

5. Programs allowed under the terms of a license or contract.

The audit confirmed that all installed tools were permitted software.