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A '''binary repository manager''' is a software tool designed to optimizehelp themaintaining download anda storagestore of [[binary files]] used and produced in software development., Itoften centralizesstoring themetadata managementwhere it was built out of, alland theits dependencies. The repository manager helps to provide a central URL to download binary artifactsdependencies generatedto developers and usedcontinuous bybuilds. theTo organizationmake tothis overcomedownload theefficient complexityfor arisingmost frombinary theformats diversitya table of contents of all binary artifactartifacts types,stored theiris positionprovided into allow a client program to calculate the overalldependency workflowgraph andwithout contacting the dependenciesserver. betweenA notable exception is maven which does not have a table of themcontents.

A binary repository is a [[software repository]] for [[package (package management system)|packages]], artifacts and their corresponding metadata. It can be used to store binary files produced by an organization itself, such as product releases and [[daily build|nightly product builds]], or for third-party binaries which must be treated differently for both technical and legal reasons.