ALL meanings of library
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L l - noun library public book-lending place 1
- noun library repository for books 1
- noun library personal book collection 1
- noun library personal book collection 1
- noun library reading room 1
- noun library film or music collection 1
- noun library A building or room containing collections of books, periodicals, and sometimes films and recorded music for people to read, borrow, or refer to. 1
- noun library film or music collection 1
- noun library book-lending service 1
- noun library book-lending service 1
- noun library publisher's collection 1
- noun library publisher's collection 1
- noun Technical meaning of library (programming, library) A collection of subroutines and functions stored in one or more files, usually in compiled form, for linking with other programs. Libraries are one of the earliest forms of organised code reuse. They are often supplied by the operating system or software development environment developer to be used in many different programs. The routines in a library may be general purpose or designed for some specific function such as three dimensional animated graphics. Libraries are linked with the user's program to form a complete executable. The linking may be static linking or, in some systems, dynamic linking. 1
- noun plural library a place set apart to contain books, periodicals, and other material for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference, as a room, set of rooms, or building where books may be read or borrowed. 1
- noun plural library a public body organizing and maintaining such an establishment. 1
- noun plural library a collection of manuscripts, publications, and other materials for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference. 1
- noun plural library a collection of any materials for study and enjoyment, as films, musical recordings, or maps. 1
- noun plural library a commercial establishment lending books for a fixed charge; a lending library. 1
- noun plural library a series of books of similar character or alike in size, binding, etc., issued by a single publishing house. 1
- noun plural library Biology. a collection of standard materials or formulations by which specimens are identified. 1
- noun plural library canon1 (def 9). 1
- noun plural library Computers. a collection of software or data usually reflecting a specific theme or application. 1
- countable noun library A public library is a building where things such as books, newspapers, videos, and music are kept for people to read, use, or borrow. 0
- countable noun library A private library is a collection of things such as books or music, that is normally only used with the permission of the owner. 0
- countable noun library In some large houses the library is the room where most of the books are kept. 0
- noun library a room or set of rooms where books and other literary materials are kept 0
- noun library a collection of literary materials, films, CDs, children's toys, etc, kept for borrowing or reference 0
- noun library the building or institution that houses such a collection 0
- noun library a set of books published as a series, often in a similar format 0
- noun library a collection of standard programs and subroutines for immediate use, usually stored on disk or some other storage device 0
- noun library a collection of specific items for reference or checking against 0
- noun library a collection of books, periodicals, musical scores, films, phonograph records, etc., esp. a large, systematically arranged collection for reading or reference 0
- noun library a room or building where such a collection is kept 0
- noun library a public or private institution in charge of the care and circulation of such a collection 0
- noun library a set or series of books issued in a single format by a publishing house 0
- noun library any collection of things that is organized for a particular purpose 0