Library

Quick meaning: Library is a noun meaning (by extension) Any institution that lends out its goods for use by the public or a community.

Meaning

(by extension) Any institution that lends out its goods for use by the public or a community.

More Meanings

1. A collection of books or other forms of stored information.
2. An equivalent collection of analogous information in a non-printed form, e.g. record library.
3. A room dedicated to storing books.
4. (programming) A collection of software routines that provide functionality to be incorporated into or used by a computer program.
5. (genetics) A collection of DNA material from a single organism or relative to a single disease.
6. (card games, Magic: The Gathering) The deck or draw pile.
7. An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.

Example Sentences

When all else fails, give up and go to the library.

She went to exchange her books at her local library.

A small library of books has been written on the subject.

A static library is much like any other library in that it contains a bunch of code for your application to use.

Word Forms

• libraries

Synonyms for library

Depending on context, synonyms include bookhouse, bibliotheca, bibliotheque.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include librarianship, librarian, bookstore, catalogue, bookselling, bookshop.

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