Definition of "library" in English

noun

1. 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.

   • She went to exchange her books at her local library.

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

3. A collection of books or other forms of stored information.

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

5. A room dedicated to storing books.

6. (programming) A collection of software routines that provide functionality to be incorporated into or used by a computer program.

7. (genetics) A collection of DNA material from a single organism or relative to a single disease.

8. (card games, Magic: The Gathering) The deck or draw pile.