libs

Shared code modules

Libs is informal shorthand for liberals, typically used dismissively by political opponents.

The phrase own the libs describes actions taken primarily to upset or provoke progressives rather than achieve substantive goals.

In computing, libs refers to software libraries—collections of prewritten code that programs can use.

software

module

Independent functional component

API · SDK · runtime · binary · linking · import · code · repository · pip · dynamic

political

progressive

Favoring reform and innovation

woke · snowflake · socialist · partisan · activism · policy · conservative · right-wing · polarization · ideology

liberation

liberty

Absence of unjust constraint

rights · movement · activism · feminist · equality · suffrage · autonomy · oppression · solidarity · protest

libraries

archive

Stored historical records

stacks · volumes · shelves · lending · reference · circulation · librarian · bibliophile · reading · research

Opposites
political ideology

libsconservatives

Advocates for gradual change

cons · righties · right-wingers · traditionalists · reactionaries

political culture/tribal identity

libsMAGAs

Political movement supporters

Trumpers · deplorables · Republicans · GOPers · patriots

Phrases
Family

liberal, library, liberate, liberation, libel, libation, libretto, liberator, liberals

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG