software library
Also known as programming library, lib, library, code generation library, computer library
collection of non-volatile resources used by computer programs, often for software development
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Illustration of an application which uses libvorbisfile to play an Ogg Vorbis file
In computing, a library is a collection of resources that can be used during software development to implement a computer program. Commonly, a library consists of executable code such as compiled functions and classes, or a library can be a collection of source code. A resource library may contain data such as images and text.