DRM
Technology & Computing abbreviation · Software
| Stands for | Digital rights management |
|---|---|
| Categories | Technology & Computing |
DRM stands for Digital rights management, a software abbreviation.
Technologies that restrict copying, sharing or playback of digital content such as streaming video, e-books, music and games. Netflix streams, Kindle books and many Steam games are protected by DRM.
Example: The e-book has DRM, so it only opens in the Kindle app linked to my account.
Usage notes
Widely used systems include Google Widevine, Apple FairPlay and Microsoft PlayReady for video, and Denuvo for PC games. Apple removed DRM from songs sold on the iTunes Store in 2009. In the United States, the DMCA makes circumventing DRM illegal even for many personal uses, with exemptions reviewed every three years. Critics, including the Free Software Foundation, call it "digital restrictions management".
Related abbreviations
More software abbreviations
- CE – Community Edition
- CLA – Contributor license agreement
- COTS – Commercial off-the-shelf
- DAW – Digital audio workstation
- DCO – Developer Certificate of Origin
- DLL – Dynamic-link library
- EE – Enterprise Edition
- EOL – End of life
- ESR – Extended Support Release
- ESU – Extended Security Updates
- EULA – End-user license agreement
- FLOSS – Free/libre and open-source software