codification vs black and white

codification and black and white both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
codification	Yes	No	No	No
black and white	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, black and white is a hypernym of codification; that is, black and white is a word with a broader meaning than codification:

codification: a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
black and white: communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)

Other hypernyms of codification include written communication, written language.

codification (noun)	black and white (noun)
the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order	a black-and-white photograph or slide
a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)	communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)

codification (adjective)	black and white (adjective)
	not having or not capable of producing colors