digital rights management

noun

A set of access control technologies that restrict the use of proprietary hardware and digital files by an end user, so as to enforce copyright restrictions.

Meanings

noundigital rights management (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA set of access control technologies that restrict the use of proprietary hardware and digital files by an end user, so as to enforce copyright restrictions.

    Synonyms: digital restrictions management, digital handcuffs, DRM

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA set of access control technologies that restrict the use of proprietary hardware and digital files by an end user, so as to enforce copyright restrictions.

Translations

Arabic إدَارَةُ الْحُقُوقِ الرَقَمِيَّة
  • إدَارَةُ الْحُقُوقِ الرَقَمِيَّة (ʔidāratu l-ḥuqūqi r-raqamiyya)Translations
German digitale Rechteverwaltung
  • digitale RechteverwaltungTranslations
Japanese デジタル著作権管理
  • デジタル著作権管理 (dejitaru chosakuken kanri)Translations
Norwegian Bokmål digital rettighetsadministrasjon
  • digital rettighetsadministrasjonTranslations
Spanish gestión de derechos digitales
  • gestión de derechos digitalesTranslations
Swedish digital rights management
  • digital rights managementTranslations
Turkish dijital haklar yönetimi
  • dijital haklar yönetimiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

digital rights management. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digital%20rights%20management

MLA

“digital rights management.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digital%20rights%20management. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digital rights management,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digital%20rights%20management.

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