The work — or the finished result — of putting a pile of rules into one clear system. Lawyers talk about the codification of the law when a country gathers old customs and court decisions and writes them as a neat set of statutes you can open and point to. Teachers and scientists stretch it a little: any tidy listing of principles can be called a codification.

The work — or the finished result —這個過程，或是完成後的成果 of putting a pile of rules into one clear system把一堆規則整理成一套清楚的系統 Lawyers法律人 talk about the codification of the law會談到法律的「法典化」 when a country gathers old customs and court decisions當一個國家把舊有的習慣和法院判例蒐集起來 and writes them as a neat set of statutes you can open and point to寫成一套整齊、可以翻開來指出來看的法規時 Teachers and scientists老師和科學家 stretch it a little會把這個字用得更廣一點 any tidy listing of principles can be called a codification任何一套整理得很有條理的原則都可以叫做 codification

It is a formal, academic word. You feel it in law school more than in daily talk. It is the noun that sits beside the verb codify.

It is a formal, academic word這是一個正式、學術性的字 You feel it in law school more than in daily talk你在法學院比較會感受到它，日常對話不太用得到 It is the noun that sits beside the verb codify它是動詞 codify 旁邊的名詞

In computer class “coding” means writing programs; that is a different use of the old “code” family, though actually the two sit side by side in a student’s notebook and get swapped.

In computer class在電腦課裡 "coding" means writing programs「coding」的意思是寫程式 that is a different use of the old "code" family這是舊的 code 字族的另一種用法 though actually the two sit side by side in a student's notebook and get swapped不過其實這兩個用法常常在學生的筆記裡並排出現，還會被搞混