 instance. Each &lsquo;library&rsquo; is completely independent from the others; it is the &lsquo;root&rsquo; of a set of objects like fonts, faces, sizes, etc.</p>
<p>It also embeds a memory manager (see <code><a href="ft2-system_interface.html#ft_memory">FT_Memory</a></code>), as well as a scan-line converter object (see <code><a href="ft2-raster.html#ft_raster">FT_Raster</a></code>).</p>
<p>[Since 2.5.6] In multi-threaded applications it is easiest to use one <code>FT_Library</code> object per thread. In