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Rotulus vs Scroll - What's the difference?

rotulus | scroll |

As nouns the difference between rotulus and scroll

is that rotulus is a roll of parchment or papyrus that was written on to make a permanent record while scroll is a roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.

As a verb scroll is

(computing|transitive) to change one's view of data on a computer's display, typically using a scroll bar or a scroll wheel.

rotulus

Noun

(rotuli)
  • A roll of parchment or papyrus that was written on to make a permanent record
  • ----

    scroll

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l) (obsolete) * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.
  • (architecture) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
  • A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. [U.S.] Alexander Mansfield Burrill.
  • Scroll-shaped end of a violin.
  • (geometry) a skew surface.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (computing) To change one's view of data on a computer's display, typically using a scroll bar or a scroll wheel.
  • She scrolled the offending image out of view.
  • To move in or out of view horizontally or vertically.
  • The rising credits slowly scrolled off the screen.
  • (internet) To flood a chat system with numerous lines of text, causing legitimate messages to scroll out of view before they can be read.
  • Hey, stop scrolling !
  • * 1998 , "rOOth", Brain's chat'' (on newsgroup ''alt.music.queen )
  • It's cool but i know why I prefer newsgroups : I just got banned for scrolling or summat : i was typing one word in each message so pppl(SIC) could read it cos it was going so fast - geez.

    Derived terms

    * overscroll * scrollbar, scroll bar * scroll lock * scroll wheel * side scroller English ergative verbs