International Code
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of International Code
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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It was a bottom-up process, messily divided between three distinct code-making organizations until the 1990s, when the International Code Council was created.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2025
The SuperAdobe has International Code Conference approval as a form of adobe architecture, and the organization is working on getting the structures International Residential Code approval next.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
The warning dates to 1981, when the nations that make up the governing body of the WHO passed the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2024
In June, the International Code Council and the Modular Building Institute announced a national initiative focused on the adoption of standards for off-site construction.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023
We had no means of communication with the naval ships at sea other than the universally understood International Code of Signals.
From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by Bone, David W. (David William)
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