almanac

Meanings

1. A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.
2. A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject.
3. A GPS signal consisting of coarse orbit and status information for each satellite in a satellite constellation.

Etymology

From Middle English almenak, from Old French almanach, from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”), from Arabic الْمُنَاخ (al-munāḵ, “climate”).