Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "compendium" taƙaitacciyar taƙaitacciyar taƙaitacciyar taƙaitacciyar taƙaitacciyar taƙaitacciya ce ko bayyani na babban aiki ko fagen ilimi. Hakanan yana iya komawa zuwa tarin bayanai ko ilimi a cikin ƙaƙƙarfan tsari da tsari, galibi ana gabatarwa a cikin littafi ko jagora. Gabaɗaya, compendium wani nau'in nau'in babban aiki ne ko kuma cikakken jagora ga wani batu, mai ɗauke da mahimman bayanai da cikakkun bayanai.