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microlibrary

microlibrary noun: a very small library (collection of books or similar resources).

Noun

microlibrary (plural microlibraries)

  1. A very small library (collection of books or similar resources).
    • We imagined a microlibrary which would be a well organized digital collection of resources, focused specifically on our project, and employing both traditional library cataloging and organization, and the folksonomy made possible by user-generated tagging.2011, Charles Wankel, Educating Educators with Social Media, page 291
  2. A compact, minimalistic library (set of routines).
    • If you were to take a library like jQuery and pull it apart into all its different functions, it would form a bunch of microlibraries.2012, Tim Wright, Learning JavaScript
    • You should certainly explore the wealth of microlibraries available in the community and use the ones that solve your problems.2014, Eric Elliott, Programming JavaScript Applications

Forms of microlibrary

pluralmicrolibraries

Origin of microlibrary

From micro- + library.

Questions about microlibrary

What does microlibrary mean?
Microlibrary means a very small library (collection of books or similar resources).
What part of speech is microlibrary?
Microlibrary is a noun.
What is the plural of microlibrary?
The plural of microlibrary is microlibraries.

Words near microlibrary in the dictionary

  1. microlevel
  2. microlevels
  3. microlever
  4. microlevers
  5. microlibraries
  6. microlibrary
  7. microlichen
  8. microlichens
  9. microlidar
  10. microlidars
  11. microlife

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