n.
(pl. libraries)
- a building or room containing a collection of books and periodicals for use by the public or the members of an institution.
▸a collection of books held in a library.
▸an organized collection of films, recorded music, etc., kept for research or borrowing:
a record library.
- a series of books or recordings issued by a company as a set.
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(also software library)
Computing a collection of programs and software packages made generally available.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. libraria ‘bookshop’, from liber, libr- ‘book’.