dell inspiron - What does Microsoft Office 2010 OEM installation mean?

I bought a Dell laptop and it came pre-installed with Windows 7 (64-bit). The list of software available on the laptop given by the manufacturer says it has Microsoft Office 2010 OEM installation.

However when I try to use it only the Starter version is available, and for the full version it is asking for an activation key which Dell has not provided. So does this OEM installation mean only a Starter edition? Does anybody know about this?

Answer

OEM generally means Starter edition, unless you paid for the edition. The Starter edition comes free with OEM, but is Ad-based.

FWIW This is my experience with HP, Dell should be no different.