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codebook

noun
code·book | \ˈkōd-ˌbu̇k \

Definition of codebook 

: a book containing an alphabetical list of words or expressions with their code equivalents

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 White privilege is like an invisible weightless backpack of special provisions, maps, passports, codebooks, visas, clothes, tools and blank checks. — Michael Harriot, The Root, "A Thank-You Letter to Kim Kardashian for Proving White Privilege Is Real," 7 June 2018 Another interesting featurette documents the creation of the pirate codebook, a ridiculously detailed (and extremely heavy) prop. — Lewis Wallace, WIRED, "Pirates‘ Massive Maelstrom Makes the DVD," 4 Dec. 2007

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First Known Use of codebook

1866, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of codebook was in 1866

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