rulebook
nounUS /ˌɹulˌbʊk/
Etymology From rule + book.
1
A book containing a set of rules.
- In our rapidly changing business environment, rulebooks swiftly become redundant, and businesses must rely on their senior executives to be confident in their decisions.2012 August 30, Rose Hoare, “How seeing the big picture could bring success, fulfillment”, in CNN:
- The main tool Rogue-likes bring to creating interesting gameplay through randomness is algorithmic complexity far beyond that provided by a few 1D100 tables in the back of the D&D rulebook.2013, Greg Costikyan, Uncertainty in Games, Cambridge, Mass.; London: The MIT Press, →ISBN, page 47:
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- The ATP rulebook defines unsportsmanlike conduct as “any misconduct by a player that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the success of a tournament, ATP and/or the sport” and carries a fine of up to $20,000.2022 February 23, Matias Grez, “Alexander Zverev is withdrawn from Mexican Open after striking umpire’s chair multiple times”, in CNN:
- Related terms
- ruleset, throw the rulebook at