Quotidi

Quotidi is a neologism that appears in some contemporary discussions of daily content and daily-recording practices. In these contexts, quotidi refers to a unit of information or entry produced on a daily basis, or to a daily section of a publication or archive.

Etymology: The term is derived from Latin quotidus meaning daily and shares roots with the familiar words quotidian in English and quotidien in French. Quotidi itself is rarely attested in major dictionaries and is used primarily in niche writing to signal a daily-component concept.

Usage: In digital media theory, quotidi can denote a compact daily post, digest, or micro-entry designed to anchor a broader narrative. In archival practice, quotidi entries may be described as the smallest time-stamped daily records used to build a chronological timeline. In literary or cultural studies, quotidi may appear as a term for everyday-life phenomena treated as a distinct category for analysis. Because it is not widely standardized, its exact meaning can vary by author or discipline.

Variants and reception: The more common form quotidian (as an adjective) is widely used, while quotidi remains comparatively rare and informal. The term has limited attestations in mainstream lexicography and is largely found in theoretical or experimental writing.

See also: quotidian, daily, diary, log, chronology, chronicle.