library
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈlaɪˌbrɛri/
- Specialized
- For his latest project, he integrated a powerful mathematics library to perform complex calculations.
- run-time library
- code library
- library function
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- OK, so there are other visualization libraries that exist out there.
- So SSHD relies on a lot of different libraries.
- Once again, I do know how this library works perfectly.
Examples
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For math functions, the Java virtual machine calls the C run-time library, which uses BFP instructions.
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When source code is available, the transfer into the source code library proceeds as described above.
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I'm not giving you access to my music library.
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OK, so there are other visualization libraries that exist out there.
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It's as simple as in the first step, import the library tensor flow.
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The generation number is incremented by the library on each directory update.
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This lets us evolve the library API in an incompatible way.
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The algorithms employed by applications and/or the MPI library itself can change depending on problem scale.
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So it can do both simultaneously thanks to some cool new libraries that don't block interrupts.
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The software developer utilized a library of precompiled functions to speed up the coding process.
Synonyms
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7.7
A folder in a program that stores code other parts use
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5.1
A set of small programs that programmers can use to save time
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3.7
A collection of ready-made pieces of code developers use in applications
Compounds
- Formal
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3.9
A large United States government center that gives access to medical research and health information
A university degree after a first degree that prepares you to work as a librarian
- Specialized
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A library that receives and keeps government documents for people to use
A very large medical library run by the United States government
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4.3
Computer code stored in a library that helps other software do common tasks
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4.9
A small part of a program that many programs use for tasks like sorting
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A group of 13 old books found near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945 containing early Christian and Gnostic writings
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3.7
A collection of ready-made pieces of code developers use in applications
A university degree that teaches how to work in and run libraries
A graduate degree for studying how libraries collect, organize and share information
The largest medical library in the world, run by the U.S. government in Bethesda, Maryland
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Surface Forms
Morphology
library = libr + ary
Built from a non‑English combining form (libr-) plus the productive suffix '-ary'; the root is not a recognizable standalone English word, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from English components.
Etymology
The word library comes from the Latin librarium, based on liber meaning 'book'. A helpful way to remember the computing sense is to think of code libraries as 'collections' of ready-made programs, just like a room full of books, which is why programmers call reusable code a library.