Glossary
The Depot treats each of these as a separate property of a file. Most confusion about Voynich transliteration files comes from collapsing them into a filename or a single label.
- Transliteration (lineage)
- A continuing body of readings associated with a transcriber or project, such as ZL (Zandbergen-Landini) or GC (Glen Claston). A lineage has a native alphabet and a history of releases.
- Release
- A dated version within a lineage, such as ZL 3b. The label is recorded exactly as the source gives it. Exactly one release per lineage may be current; earlier ones are kept.
- File asset
- One stored sequence of bytes that can be downloaded and verified with its SHA-256 checksum. A release can have several files, such as the native file and other delivery forms.
- Alphabet
- The notation used to encode the readings: for example EVA (Eva-), v101, Currier, FSG, or STA1. Converting a file to another alphabet changes its notation, not its readings.
- File format
- The container and metadata syntax, normally IVTFF (Intermediate Voynich Transliteration File Format), in version 1.7 or 2.0.
- Collation
- The order and labels used to organise the manuscript's leaves: the present bound folio order, or singulion (physical sheet) order. Reordering creates a derivative, not a new transliteration.
- Derivative
- A file produced from one or more other files, such as an alphabet conversion, the RF reference alignment, or a singulion reordering. Derivatives always link back to their sources.
- Release status
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- Current — The latest registered production release recommended for ordinary use within its lineage.
- Superseded — A valid earlier release replaced by a later release in the same lineage.
- Legacy — Retained mainly for replication, provenance, or historical comparison.
- Beta — Usable but incomplete, provisional, or awaiting further verification.
- Historical — Important to the history of transcription but not a normal modern input.
- Withdrawn — Kept for audit purposes but excluded from ordinary download.