The suffix "dev" in package names?

When using apt-get, I see that some packages have the suffix "dev" after their names:

libreadline5 libreadline-dev zlib1g zlib1g-dev 

What is it and should I install them?

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You need to compile and link them, as they provide links for headers and libraries, while standard packages contain only run-time versions.

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