Library

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A place in which literary and artistic materials, such as books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are kept for reading, reference, or lending.
  • n. A collection of such materials, especially when systematically arranged.
  • n. A room in a private home for such a collection.
  • n. An institution or foundation maintaining such a collection.
  • n. A commercial establishment that lends books for a fee.
  • n. A series or set of books issued by a publisher.
  • n. A collection of recorded data or tapes arranged for ease of use.
  • n. A set of things similar to a library in appearance, function, or organization: a library of computer programs.
  • n. Genetics A collection of cloned DNA sequences whose location and identity can be established by mapping the genome of a particular organism.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An institution which holds books and/or other forms of stored information for use by the public or qualified people. It is usual, but not a defining feature of a library, for it to be housed in rooms of a building, to lend items of its collection to members either with or without payment, and to provide various other services for its community of users.
  • n. A collection of books or other forms of stored information. An individual may refer to his collection of books and other items as his library.
  • n. An equivalent collection of analogous information in a non-printed form, e.g. record library
  • n. A collection of software subprograms that provides functionality, to be incorporated into or used by a computer program.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A considerable collection of books kept for use, and not as merchandise
  • n. A building or apartment appropriated for holding such a collection of books.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A place set apart for the keeping and use of books and other literary material; a room, set of rooms, or a building in which a collection of books for reading or study is kept.
  • n. A collection of books, whether manuscript or printed, which may include also pamphlets, maps, and other literary material, intended for reading, study, or reference, as distinguished from a bookseller's stock, which is intended for sale.
  • n. See the adjectives.
  • n. Specifically, a collection or stock of books kept exclusively for lending out, as a private enterprise, either for a fixed payment on each or for a periodical subscription.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
  • n. a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
  • n. (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use
  • n. a room where books are kept
  • n. a building that houses a collection of books and other materials
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