publiccodelibrary
nounUK /ˈpʌblɪk kəʊd ˈlaɪbrəri/
US /ˈpʌblɪk koʊd ˈlaɪbrɛri/
A place online where anyone can look at and use computer code that other people have shared.
She found a helpful game program in the publiccodelibrary and used it for her school project.
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2. A website where programmers keep code that everyone is allowed to read and reuse.
The team uploaded their math app to the publiccodelibrary so other classes could try it.
3. A shared collection of computer instructions that is free for the public to access.
He searched the publiccodelibrary for a simple way to sort numbers.
4. An online storage spot for code that is open to all users, not kept private.
Instead of hiding their work, they put it in the publiccodelibrary for everyone to learn from.