noun
bound form; codex form
Refers to the physical format of a publication being a bound volume, as opposed to a scroll, single sheet, or digital file. Used in library science, publishing, and archival contexts.
この雑誌は冊子体と電子版の両方で提供されています。
This magazine is available in both bound form and electronic edition.
図書館では冊子体の資料を多く所蔵している。
The library holds many materials in bound form.
Scroll; an older physical format contrasted with bound volumes.
Compound of 冊子 (sasshi, 'booklet, bound volume') + 体 (tai, 'form, format'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern technical coinage for distinguishing physical bound formats.