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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codebase

Which is the more canonized version?

canonized, not cannonized (although I'm certainly interested in anything that has been cannonized!)

ahnbizcad
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  • English doesn't support the concept of "cannonized version" for such usages. In your specific case, both are fairly common – FumbleFingers Apr 06 '15 at 15:20
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    So give it your best shot. – Edwin Ashworth Apr 06 '15 at 15:26
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    Maybe the my usage of the word "cannonize" was incorrect. But we certainly say firetruck and not fire truck. so whatever the proper term is, firetruck is the "cannonized" version. I suppose "cannonized" effectively means whatever a professor will mark you down for, or whatever people will ridicule you for lol. – ahnbizcad Apr 06 '15 at 15:48
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    Well, lots of the "codebases" I've seen over the years deserved to be cannonized. – Hot Licks Apr 06 '15 at 17:15
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    "canonical" is the word you are (were) looking for – Jason S Nov 30 '16 at 16:52
  • @JasonS yes, thanks. that's the better word. I'll be a devil's advocate and say words only become canonical only by going through canonization (omg stop this guy, he's making up even more words now). Basically, I'm sort of acknowledging the transition state this word is currently in by alluding to the verb, which takes something from being non canonical to canonical. – ahnbizcad Dec 01 '16 at 02:47

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Anecdotally, I have only seen the spelling "codebase" while working as a computer programmer. However, it is a compound noun, so codebase, code-base and code base would all in principle be correct. Codebase seems less ambiguous, however.

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    Ah! when all else is equal, and anti-ambiguity rears its head, it's a winning argument. I endorse codebase for this reason. – ahnbizcad Apr 06 '15 at 17:03