library

English Thesaurus

1. a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	deposit, depositary, depository, repository,
definition	:	a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	athenaeum, atheneum,
definition	:	a place where reading materials are available (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	circulating library, lending library,
definition	:	library that provides books for use outside the building (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	carrel, carrell, cubicle, stall,
definition	:	small individual study area in a library (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	reading room,
definition	:	a room set aside for reading (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	stacks,
definition	:	storage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are stored (noun.artifact)

2. a room where books are kept (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	room,
definition	:	an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	house,
definition	:	a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families (noun.artifact)

3. a building that houses a collection of books and other materials (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	building, edifice,
definition	:	a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (noun.artifact)

instance hyponym	:	national library of medicine, u.s. national library of medicine, united states national library of medicine,
definition	:	the world's largest medical library (noun.artifact)

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

hypernym	:	accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection,
definition	:	several things grouped together or considered as a whole (noun.group)

part holonym	:	library program,
definition	:	a program in a program library (noun.communication)

part holonym	:	cataloged procedure,
definition	:	a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name (noun.communication)

part holonym	:	library routine,
definition	:	a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library (noun.communication)

domain category	:	computer programing, computer programming, programing, programming,
definition	:	creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something (noun.act)

5. a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing (noun.group)

hypernym	:	accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection,
definition	:	several things grouped together or considered as a whole (noun.group)

hyponym	:	bibliotheca,
definition	:	a collection of books (noun.group)

hyponym	:	public library,
definition	:	a nonprofit library maintained for public use (noun.group)

hyponym	:	rental collection,
definition	:	a collection of books that can be rented by readers in return for a small daily fee (noun.group)