License borrowing is a feature that allows a user to run

software Software is a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data. This is in contrast to hardware, from which the system is built and which actually performs the work. At the lowest programming level, executable code consists ...

on a computer that is not continuously connected to the license server on the

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. When making a borrow request, the user is either connected to the server over the network, or with some systems the license can be borrowed via secure file exchange between the disconnected user's system and the

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. After the license has been borrowed, the user can then disconnect the computer from the network and continue to use the software for the length of the borrow period, which is typically determined by the software vendor. During this time, the borrowed license is removed from the pool of available licenses. After the borrow period expires the license is then checked back into the pool.

References

License Borrowing For License Administrators - White PaperBenefits of Network Licensing
License borrowing - pg.5
Network Licensing Questions and Answers
License borrowing - pg.3

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