Library
Li´bra`ry Pronunciation: lī´brã`rŷ
| n. | 1. | A considerable collection of books kept for use, and not as merchandise; |
| 2. | A building or apartment appropriated for holding such a collection of books. |
| Noun | 1. |  library - a room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the library" |
| 2. | library - a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing | |
| 3. | library - a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study Synonyms: depository library | |
| 4. | library - (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use Synonyms: program library, subroutine library | |
| 5. | library - a building that houses a collection of books and other materials |
| (programming, library) | 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. |