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The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws. examples
The act or result of arranging something into a code; the act of setting down a body of knowledge in a systematic way. quotations examples
The link between language norms and the codification of a language – in dictionaries, grammars and usage guides – is well accepted.
2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 114