Codex
Titled ancient volume
A codex is an ancient manuscript in book form—pages bound together along one edge rather than rolled into a scroll.
The format, which replaced scrolls in late antiquity, is the ancestor of the modern book.
Codex also refers to authoritative collections of laws or pharmaceutical standards: the Napoleonic code descends from Roman codices, the United States Pharmacopeia was once called a codex.
Plural: codices or codexes.
Original text before publication
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
scribe · binding · folio · quire · scriptorium · palimpsest · uncial · minuscule
Binding principle or regulation
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- statuteEnacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
decree · jurisprudence · Justinian · Roman · civil · canon · compilation · legal
System of specialized terms
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- pharmacopoeiaOfficial drug reference guide
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
botanical · reference · catalog · compendium · specification · guideline · protocol · systematic
Simulated cognitive processing
- OpenAIAI research organization
- GPTPre-trained text generator
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
autocomplete · GitHub · programming · developer · generation · neural · machine · learning
manuscript
Original text before publication
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- illuminatedMade visible by light
medieval · scribe · binding · folio · quire · scriptorium · palimpsest · uncial · minuscule · colophon
law
Binding principle or regulation
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- statuteEnacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
ordinance · decree · jurisprudence · Justinian · Roman · civil · canon · compilation · legal · constitution
nomenclature
System of specialized terms
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- pharmacopoeiaOfficial drug reference guide
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
standardization · botanical · reference · catalog · compendium · specification · guideline · protocol · systematic · index
AI
Simulated cognitive processing
model · autocomplete · GitHub · programming · developer · generation · neural · machine · learning · API
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Codexscroll
Wound document of parchment
papyrus scroll · clay tablet · cuneiform tablet · wax tablet · digital text
Codexephemera
Disposables preserved as collectibles
marginalia · scrap · jottings · notes · draft
Codexoral tradition
Culture passed by speech
spoken word · song · recitation · memory · performance
- code breakingSolving encrypted messages
- area codeRegional telephone identifier
- secret codeEncrypted communication system
- code wordPrearranged secret term
- dress codeStandards for acceptable attire
- bar codeMachine-readable product identifier
code, codes, coded, coding, coder, coders, codify, codified, codifying