Today’s software tools have weird names. We call a “library” some collection of functions that you can use in your program.

I think that software repositories (where apt downloads your programs from) should be the actual libraries, since that’s where you go to get your information; Meanwhile individual packages of information should be called books because they are one solid object containing a bundle of information.

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    A repository is where something is stored, and if it is usable it is a library.

    • A repository of books that can be read is a book library.
    • A repository of code that can be imported is a code library.
    • A repository of music that can be played is a music library.