Codex (disambiguation)
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A codex (pl. codices) is a book with pages (as opposed to a scroll); the term is normally only used for those made in Late Antiquity or the Middle Ages.
- Note: See the above article for a list of named codices and other types of codices.
Codex may also refer to:
In literature:
- The Codex (novel), a 2004 novel by American author Douglas Preston
- Codex (novel), a 2004 novel by American author Lev Grossman
In entertainment:
- Codex (TV series), a UK television quiz programme
- Codex (Warhammer 40,000), the army books from the Warhammer 40,000 game
- The Codex, an online machinima series set in the Halo video game universe
In computing:
- CodeX, the Stanford Center for Computers and Law, a research laboratory operated by Stanford University
- Codec (pl. codecs, sometimes codex), a software program for encoding or decoding a stream or signal
- Codex Corporation, an early maker of high-speed modems, acquired in 1977 by Motorola
- Codex Digital, a high-resolution media recorder