codebook
noun
code·book
ˈkōd-ˌbu̇k 
: a book containing an alphabetical list of words or expressions with their code equivalents
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Our genes are merely a codebook for making different proteins.
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Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Stan, recognizing the untapped grift potential of the act (and of Pete’s little codebook), arranges for Pete to drink himself to death, then runs away with the act and with a younger performer, Molly (Rooney Mara), who becomes his wife and assistant.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2021
Each codebook requires a separate chip or other piece of hardware.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Jan. 2022
Please always refer to the survey codebook rather than this report document for the exact wording of survey questions and the associated response options.
—Genny Beemyn, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2021
Cracking the code Settings that programmed the rotors to substitute new letters changed every 24 hours; each unit had a codebook of daily settings, issued in advance.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2020
The error involved the NKVD’s codebooks, known as one-time pads, which used random numbers to scramble letters, words and phrases.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2018
White privilege is like an invisible weightless backpack of special provisions, maps, passports, codebooks, visas, clothes, tools and blank checks.
—Michael Harriot, The Root, 7 June 2018
Another interesting featurette documents the creation of the pirate codebook, a ridiculously detailed (and extremely heavy) prop.
—Lewis Wallace, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2007
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Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Stan, recognizing the untapped grift potential of the act (and of Pete’s little codebook), arranges for Pete to drink himself to death, then runs away with the act and with a younger performer, Molly (Rooney Mara), who becomes his wife and assistant.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2021
Each codebook requires a separate chip or other piece of hardware.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Jan. 2022
Please always refer to the survey codebook rather than this report document for the exact wording of survey questions and the associated response options.
—Genny Beemyn, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2021
Cracking the code Settings that programmed the rotors to substitute new letters changed every 24 hours; each unit had a codebook of daily settings, issued in advance.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2020
The error involved the NKVD’s codebooks, known as one-time pads, which used random numbers to scramble letters, words and phrases.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2018
White privilege is like an invisible weightless backpack of special provisions, maps, passports, codebooks, visas, clothes, tools and blank checks.
—Michael Harriot, The Root, 7 June 2018
Another interesting featurette documents the creation of the pirate codebook, a ridiculously detailed (and extremely heavy) prop.
—Lewis Wallace, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2007
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“Codebook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/codebook. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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