clickwrap

or click-wrap

[ klik-rap ]

/ ˈklɪkˌræp /

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noun

a license agreement that appears as an icon during the setup of a software program or online service and must be clicked on to agree to its terms.

adjective

noting or pertaining to such a license agreement.

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How to use clickwrap in a sentence

So we picked out the song (“Rhiannon,” click here for video), and Deer Tick learned it.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A click sends a user to a statement, a list of passenger nationalities, emergency call-center numbers, and other information.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cover with plastic wrap and allow the dates to soften, about 15 minutes.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding|Carla Hall|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It can be hard to wrap your head around the problems facing the continent because they might seem ancient to us.
Silicon Valley Sets Its Sights on Africa|Christian Borys|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

For a longer list of 200 outstanding releases, click here.
The Best Albums of 2014|Ted Gioia|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
First of all, wrap a portion of damp newspaper round the roots, and then tie up with dry paper.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Edna could hear the whispering voices of dead men and the click of muffled gold.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
When that time comes they wrap it in their blankets, and fasten buyos and other things about the waist for the journey.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Black Hood shot twice, pulled the trigger a third time only to hear the hammer click on an empty chamber.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Perhaps the Eye heard that click and understood its meaning, for it was then that he made his dash through the rear door.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

British Dictionary definitions for clickwrap

clickwrap

/ (ˈklɪkˌræp) /

noun

an agreement made by a computer user through clicking on a particular button onscreen

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