Terminology¶
I found this Offline Activation article: Activate Adobe Acrobat offline without Internet. How can I get the 'Request Code' needed to obtain the 'Response Code'.
- Licensing: Acrobat installs require one of the license types. Licenses must be activated.
- Serialization: Licensing with a serial key (license key). This legacy method is gradually being replaced by named user licensing.
- Named user licensing (NUL): Licensing with an Adobe ID, federated ID, or enterprise ID. The preferred method as it supports user and group management via the Admin Console.
- Feature restricted licensing: A new licensing method which is used in environments where users cannot validate online.
- Activation: Activation validates your software license to prevent fraud and abuse of Adobe products and services.
- Provisioning: Same as “activation” and “licensing”. When an active/valid license is detected, the product is provisioned with the appropriate features (e.g. certain services).
- Registration: Registration is a way to prove product ownership. It remains relevant in serialized settings, but in NUL settings, user sign in is a defacto registration.
- Deactivation: Deactivation disconnects an application from a valid user license.