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> Authorization includes things like license checks, time of use restrictions, etc.

permission to use X license... (or whatever license check means in this context)

permission to use at X time...

Of course, if you could just wave your magic wand and change the meaning of commonly understood words, you can make the semantics work. Unfortunately, you can't. In this case, "permission to use at X time" does not have the same meaning as "permission to perform action X".

I don't understand why would a magic wand or semantic gymnastics be required.

One can implement different kinds of permissions for a given resource. Including ones related to license or time constraints.

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