library

A collection of cells, usually bacteria or yeast, that have been transformed with recombinant vectors carrying DNA inserts from a single species. (See cDNA library, Expression library, Genomic library.)

A collection of cells, usually bacteria or yeast, that have been transformed with recombinant vectors carrying DNA derived from an unrelated organism. See: cDNA library, expression library, genomic library.

A collection of cloned DNA, usually from a specific organism. See also cloning, gene

An unordered collection of clones (i.e., cloned DNA from a particular organism) whose relationship to each other can be established by physical mapping. See also: genomic library, arrayed library

An IBM® Lotus® Notes® application that contains lists of links to other applications. Unlike a catalog, which lists all the applications on a server, a library contains links to selected applications from one or several servers.

A collection of spatially related ArcStorm or LIBRARIAN layers. A library has a spatial extent which applies to all layers in the library.

Generally, a collection of procedures. In ancient days, referred to a collection of subroutines in a .pl file. In modern times, refers more often to the entire collection of Perl modules on your system.

A system object that serves as a directory to other objects. See also Domino Document Manager library.

An assembly of objects, routines, programs, etc., that may be drawn upon for use in the performance of functions. [T1.667-1999] 2. Synonym forum.