"digital library" meaning in English

See digital library in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: digital libraries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} digital library (plural digital libraries)
  1. A library in which collections are stored in digital formats (as opposed to print, microform, or other media) and accessible by computers; a type of information retrieval system. Wikipedia link: digital library Translations (library): 數字圖書館 (Chinese Mandarin), 数字图书馆 (shùzì túshūguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 數位圖書館 (Chinese Mandarin), 数位图书馆 (shùwèi túshūguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), digitaalinen kirjasto (Finnish), biblioteca digital [feminine] (Portuguese), biblioteca digital [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-digital_library-en-noun-ztDz8SR4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

Inflected forms

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