programming libraries

noun

UK /ˈprəʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ ˈlaɪ.brər.iz/

US /ˈproʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ ˈlaɪ.brer.iz/

Sets of ready-made code that help people build computer programs faster.

She used programming libraries to add charts to her app without writing everything from scratch.

SYNONYMS

code libraries software libraries packages modules frameworks

RELATED WORDS

API SDK dependencies imports toolkits

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Collections of reusable functions and routines that programmers can call in their own code.

The team imported several programming libraries to handle image processing.

3. Shared code repositories that save developers time by providing common solutions.

Many programming libraries are open source and maintained by volunteers.

4. Bundles of prewritten code that extend what a language can do.

Python's programming libraries make it popular for data science.