noun

lib

LIHB

noun

Shortened, informal form of "liberation," especially in political or social movements.

"The 1970s women's lib movement pushed for equal rights."

Shortened form of "library," especially in computing to mean a collection of reusable code.

"The app imports a graphics lib to handle image rendering."

How to Use Lib

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAn informal shortening — meaning either "liberation" (as in "women's lib") or a code "library" in programming.

When to use it

Informal/colloquial in both senses.

libbed past tense, libs plural, libs plural, Libs plural, libs singular

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A clipped form of words beginning with "lib-," most often "liberation," "liberal," or "library."

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