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Codebook
Book for ciphers
U.S. State Department code book issued in 1899, an example of a one-part code, at the National Cryptologic MuseumPage 187 of the State Department 1899 code book, a one-part code with a choice of code word or numeric ciphertext. Numeric codes are prefixed by the page number.
A codebook is a type of document used for gathering and storing cryptography codes. Originally, codebooks were often literally books, but today "codebook" is a byword for the complete record of a series of codes, regardless of physical format.