1. Vocabularium Antiquum
- calamus
- atramentum
- charta
- tabellae
- codicilli: wax-covered tablets
- stylus
- suo chirographo: written in one’s own hand
- librarius/ servus ab epistulis
- tabellarii
2. Vocabularium antiquum/modernum
- pencil lapis scriptorius, stilus plumbatus, graphium E; graphis (idis )L
- eraser cummis deletilis E
- pen calamus, pluma, stilus
- ball-point pen sphaerographum E; graphium sphaeratum A
- fountain pen stilographum E; graphium replebile A
- ink atramentum E colored ink atramentum coloratum A
- blackboard tabula (nigra) scriptoriaE
- shorthand stenographia V; tachygraphia (Leibniz)
- typewriter machinula scriptoria (v. dactylographica), manuale prelum E; machina scriptoria A
- key (typewriter, computer) malleolus C; plectrum A
- typewriter ribbon scriptoriae machinulae fasciola (v. taeniola) E
- type (on a typewriter) machinulâ scriptoriâ exarare (v. exscribere) E; machinâ scribere, dactylographare A
- teletype machine teletypicum instrumentum E
- carbon copy antigraphum, exemplum transcusum A
- photocopy (noun) exemplar luce (v. photographice) expressum E (verb) photocopiare A
- photocopier photocopiatrum A
- fax isographia ex longinquo E
- fax machine telecopiatrum C
- paper clip uncus metallicus, lamina lunata E; fibula chartarum A
- staple (noun) ferrum unciatum (v. aduncum v. coniuctivum), harpago, fibula E
- (verb) fibulare, uncis connectare (v. coniungere) E
- stapler uncinatrum, uncinatorium A
- tack clavicula CL
- hole-puncher perforaculum chartarum A
- tape (scotch or adhesive) taeniola glutinativa, fasciola glutinosa (v. adhaerens v. compactiva) E
- nameplate lamina insculpta, insigne metallicum E
- poster, notice nuntium (v. praeconium) publicum E
- paper chart(ul)a, papyrus (adj.) chartaceus
- paper pad codicillus chartarum A
- sheet or slip (of paper) schedula, scidula E
- documents, papers acta (n. pl.) A
- file, dossier chartarum (v. schedularum v. scidularum) fasciculus E; collectorium A
- file cabinet repositorium A
- register (list of names, esp. public or official) matricula, album, tabulae (f. pl.) E; elenchus (ecc.)
- form (document) exemplar typis descriptum, specimen, typus, norma E
- fill out a form schedulam explere A
- microfilm micropellicula E
- letter epistula, litterae (f. pl.)
- receive a letter epistulam accipere
- deliver a letter epistulam afferre
- send a letter epistulam mittere
- letter (short), note litterulae (f. pl.), libellus, epistolium E
- correspondence (exchange of letters) epistolarum commercium E
- postcard chartula cursualis A
- card (greeting) chartula salutatoriaE
- stationery charta epistularis A
- envelope involucrum (epistulare) E
- address inscriptio cursualis E
- address list index inscriptionum cursualium A
- zip or postal code numerus cursualis directoriusA; numerus cursualis C
- express letter epistula accelerata A
- certified letter epistula certificata A
- package, bundle fascis (cursualis), involucrum E
- mail publicus cursus E
- postal cursualis E
- mailbox arca (v. theca) epistularia A
- drop off a letter epistulam in thecam immittere A
- post office epistolarum diribitorium E
- post office window ostiolum cursuale A
- mailman tabellarius A
- mail delivery perlatio cursualis A
- stamp pittacium cursuale E
- carrier pigeon columba internuntia E
- punctuate interpungere L punctuation marks interpuncta (n. pl.)
- quotation marks virgulae (f. pl.) E
- put in quotes virgulis distinguere (v. intercludere v. interpungere) E
- parenthetical comment parenthesis, interpositio E
- hyphen interductus E
- underline sublineare (ecc.)
- abbreviation (scribendi) compendium, litterae compendiariae (f. pl.), sigla (n. pl.) E; compendiaria nota C
- sign (letter or document) subnotare E; subscribere (ecc.) signature subscriptio (ecc.)
- mass media instrumenta communicationis socialis (n. pl. )E
- press (media) res pressoria E
- freedom of the press rei librariae libertas E
- copyright ius proprietatis librariae E
- publish edere, divulgare
- publisher domus (v. societas) editoria E
- print typis imprimere, prelo excudere E
- printer typographus A; chalcographus (Erasmus)
- typesetter typotheta E
- bookbinder bibliopega A
- bind (book) glutinare A
- bookstore (taberna) libraria, bibliopolium E
- parchment book codex membranaceusL papyrus book codex papyraceus L
- typo (in printed book) typothetae mendum
- slip of the pen lapsus calami
- newspaper diarium, acta diurna (n. pl.), ephemeris (idis)E; folia cottidiana (n. pl.) (ecc.)
- headline titulus E
- journalist diurnarius E
- journalism diurnariorum opus (v. ars) E
- reporter relator (diurnarius v. radiophonicus v. televisificus) C
- commentator, columnist commentator A
- editorial, commentary commentarius A
- announcer, anchor (radio or TV) annuntiator E; locutor A
- news (televisifici v. radiophonici) commentarii (m. pl.), (televisifica v. radiophonica) acta (n. pl.) E; nuntii (m. pl. )A
- interview (noun) colloquium percontativum (v. interrogativum), percontatio E
- interview (verb) percontari, (aliquem) percontandi causâ adire E
- article (newspaper) commentatio, commentatiuncula E
- article (scholarly) commentarii (m. pl.), symbola CL
- comic book libellus pictographus (v. nubeculatus) E; commentarium nubeculatum CL
- periodical, magazine commentarii periodici (m. pl.), ephemeris (idis)E; periodicum CL
- subscribe subnotareE subscription subnotatio E
- leaflet, pamphlet schedula (v. libellulus) volitans E
- newstand diurnorum (v. ephemeridum) aedicula (v. tabernula) E
- novel commenticia fabula, fabulosa narratio, fabula Milesia (v. Romanensis) E; mythistoria CL
- novelist, story-writer fabulator, narrator, fabularum (v. narrantiuncularum) scriptor E
- pen name, pseudonym nomen commenticium (v. fictum v. falsum v. subditivum v. artificiale) scriptoris E
- detective novel fabula criminalis E
- science fiction commenticia scientia futurorum, cosmica fictaque ars E
- story (short) fabella CL
- essay (scholarly) opusculum (altiore doctrinâ conscriptum) E; temptamen (Locke); dissertatio (ecc.)
- manual, handbook enchiridion
- diary libellus diarius CL
- prose oratio soluta (v. prosa)
- sonnet carmen quattuordecim hendecasyllaborum E
- rhyme consonantia verba (n. pl.), similis vocum exitus, terminationis identitas, homoeoteleuton E
- bard, troubador bardus, cantor, vates, poeta, rhapsodus E
- melodrama melodrama, fabula melica E
