Definitions for library
ˈlaɪˌbrɛr i, -brə ri, -bri; ˈlaɪ brɛr i; ˈlaɪ bə ri; ˈlaɪ bri; ˈlaɪ bɛr ili·bra·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. librarynoun

   a room where books are kept

   "they had brandy in the library"

2. librarynoun

   a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing

3. library, depository librarynoun

   a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study

4. library, program library, subroutine librarynoun

   (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use

5. librarynoun

   a building that houses a collection of books and other materials

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. librarynoun

   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.

2. librarynoun

   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.

3. librarynoun

   An equivalent collection of analogous information in a non-printed form, e.g. record library

4. librarynoun

   A collection of software subprograms that provides functionality, to be incorporated into or used by a computer program.

5. Etymology: librarie, from librarie, from librairie, from librarium, from librarius, from liber, probably derived from a Proto-Indo-European base *. Displaced native bochus (from bochus).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Librarynoun

   A large collection of books, publick or private.

   Etymology: librarie, Fr.

   Then as they ’gan his library to view,
   And antique registers for to avise,
   There chanced to the prince’s hand to rise
   An ancient book, hight Briton’s monuments. Fa. Qu.

   Make choice of all my library,
   And so beguile thy sorrow. William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus.

   I have given you the library of a painter, and a catalogue of such books as he ought to read. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Library

   A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a virtual space, or both. A library's collection can include printed materials and other physical resources in many formats such as DVD, CD and cassette as well as access to information, music or other content held on bibliographic databases. A library, which may vary widely in size, may be organized for use and maintained by a public body such as a government; an institution such as a school or museum; a corporation; or a private individual. In addition to providing materials, libraries also provide the services of librarians who are trained and experts at finding, selecting, circulating and organizing information and at interpreting information needs, navigating and analyzing very large amounts of information with a variety of resources. Library buildings often provide quiet areas for studying, as well as common areas for group study and collaboration, and may provide public facilities for access to their electronic resources; for instance: computers and access to the Internet. The library's clientele and services offered vary depending on its type: users of a public library have different needs from those of a special library or academic library, for example. Libraries may also be community hubs, where programs are delivered and people engage in lifelong learning. Modern libraries extend their services beyond the physical walls of a building by providing material accessible by electronic means, including from home via the Internet. The services that libraries offer are variously described as library services, information services, or the combination "library and information services", although different institutions and sources define such terminology differently.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. library

   A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, which can be in different formats like books, manuscripts, CDs, films, or digital media. These resources are made accessible to a defined community for reference, borrowing, research, or self-education. Libraries can be found in various institutions, such as schools, universities, communities, or may operate independently as public libraries. It is typically overseen by librarians who are skilled in information management and customer service.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Librarynoun

   a considerable collection of books kept for use, and not as merchandise; as, a private library; a public library

2. Librarynoun

   a building or apartment appropriated for holding such a collection of books

3. Etymology: [OE. librairie, F. librairie bookseller's shop, book trade, formerly, a library, fr. libraire bookseller, L. librarius, from liber book; cf. libraria bookseller's shop, librarium bookcase, It. libreria. See Libel.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Library

   In computer science, a library is a collection of implementations of behavior, written in terms of a language, that has a well-defined interface by which the behavior is invoked. In addition, the behavior is provided for reuse by multiple independent programs. A program invokes the library-provided behavior via a mechanism of the language. For example, in a simple imperative language such as C, the behavior in a library is invoked by using C's normal function-call. What distinguishes the call as being to a library, versus being to another function in the same program, is the way that the code is organized in the system. Library code is organized in such a way that it can be used by multiple programs that have no connection to each other, while code that is part of a program is organized to only be used within that one program. This distinction can gain a hierarchical notion when a program grows large, such as a multi-million-line program. In that case, there may be internal libraries that are reused by independent sub-portions of the large program. The distinguishing feature is that a library is organized for the purposes of being reused by independent programs or sub-programs, and the user only needs to know the interface, and not the internal details of the library.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Library

   lī′brar-i, n. a building or room containing a collection of books: a collection of books.—ns. Librā′rian, the keeper of a library; Librā′rianship. [L. librarium—liber, a book.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. library

   A place where the dead lie.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. LIBRARY

   From Fr. _libre_, meaning free, and proper name ANDY. Something free from Andy Carnegie.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. library

   It is a collection of information resources in different format which are systematically acquired, processed, organise stored,retrieved and disseminated to the users for their information needs . Which could be accessed physically or electronically

   
   

   Submitted by rinat on November 27, 2022  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. library

   The library symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the library symbol and its characteristic.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Library

   From the Latin librarium, a bookcase, through liber, a book.

Matched Categories

1. • Building
   • Collection
   • Depository
   • Programming
   • Room

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'library' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1246

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'library' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1611

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'library' in Nouns Frequency: #428

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How to pronounce library?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say library in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of library in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of library in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of library in a Sentence

1. Hero Debra Vines '':

   I had never heard of autism outside of Rain Man, i got books, I went to the library, but I still felt lost -- like I just wasn't a great mom.

2. Conan Doyle:

   A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to need, and the rest he can put away in the lumber room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.

3. Ashley Jones:

   The Antiracist Little Library is important because The Antiracist Little Library can maybe show people that some of the tangible steps to doing the interior work needed to address bias and racism can include reading. And The Antiracist Little Library can start in the community, i hope this library in Homewood can show other suburban areas that it is part of their responsibility to engage in antiracism.

4. Archibald MacLeish:

   What is more important in a library than anything else -- than everything else -- is the fact that it exists.

5. Abdul Aziz:

   Usama had good relations with my late father, thus we don’t support the American narrative, declaring him a terrorist, he did jihad, to implement Sharia around the world. So, for us he is an Islamist warrior. We title our library after his name with audacity.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=library
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Library
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=library
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/library
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=library
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=library
9. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=library
10. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=library
11. ^ Etymology and Origins
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=library
12. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=library