Meaning & use
lib
An informal shortening of 'library,' especially referring to a software code library.
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The developer imported a new lib to handle image processing more efficiently.
Students studied quietly in the campus lib before the final exams began.
A note on using this word
Lib is casual computing slang; in older usage it also referred to political liberation movements, as in 'women's lib.'
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2. noun
An informal, sometimes dated term for a political liberation movement.
The 1970s women's lib movement pushed for equal pay and workplace rights.
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