# Is it meaningless text from a procedure? · Voynich Manuscript

> One answer proposed; none is ahead yet. Is it meaningless text produced by a procedure?

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# Is it meaningless text from a procedure?

Asked 25 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [What kind of text is it?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG1S1G6D9T/what-kind-of-text-is-it)·1 answer·0·0 following

**One answer, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it.

 

## Answers 1



[**Generated by copying and modifying nearby words** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8FZTQR4WAS/generated-by-copying-and-modifying-nearby-words)

Tested, but the results don't decide it

Evidence: 2 for, 1 against

Disputed

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[**What kind of text is it?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG1S1G6D9T/what-kind-of-text-is-it)Key question · most likely a notation or memory system

[Is it a natural language?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG27P80HMJ/is-it-a-natural-language)Partly answered · 5 of 6 ruled out

[Is it a cipher of a known language?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG2PB04SQP/is-it-a-cipher-of-a-known-language)Partly answered · 9 of 10 ruled out

**Is it meaningless text from a procedure?** You're here · 1 answer, inconclusive

[Is it a constructed or notational language?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG3KMG29DW/is-it-a-constructed-or-notational-language)Open · 1 of 1 ruled out

[Is it a list, index or shorthand?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG42980WJ9/is-it-a-list-index-or-shorthand)Partly answered · 1 of 2 ruled out

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