literary

adj 1: of or relating to or dealing with good literature; "literary

criticism"

2: knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style" [syn: {well-written}]

3: appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or

writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an

affected literary style"

library

A collection of {subroutines} and

{functions} stored in one or more files, usually in compiled

form, for linking with other programs. Libraries are one of

the earliest forms of organised {code reuse}. They are often

supplied by the {operating system} or {software development

environment} developer to be used in many different programs.

The routines in a library may be general purpose or designed

for some specific function such as three dimensional animated

graphics.

Libraries are linked with the user's program to form a

complete {executable}. The linking may be {static linking}

or, in some systems, {dynamic linking}.

(1998-11-21)