Meanings
plural clickwraps · alternative click-wrap
- uncountableClickwrap licenses generally.
From a legal point of view, use of clickwrap clarifies matters considerably.
2006, Steve Hedley, The Law of Electronic Commerce and the Internet in the UK and Ireland2 more examples
3:00 - 3:30 Electronic Contracting - Electronic Data Interchange - Making and enforcing of agreements online - "Shrinkwrap" v. "clickwrap" Agreements - Encryption for privacy and authentication
1997 February 28, William D. Marvin, “Internet CLE in Philadelphia announcement”, in misc.legal.computing (Usenet), retrieved 13 Sep 2016, message-ID <E6DKLn.Az0@world.std.com>>This curious species of non-publication provoked numerous programmers to post directions on Slashdot for circumventing the clickwrap.
2004, Philip Mirowski, The Effortless Economy of Science? - countablerareA clickwrap license.
Origin
From click + wrap, after shrinkwrap (license).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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“clickwrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clickwrap. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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