code dating

American  

noun

1. the practice of placing a code indicating the date and site of packaging on certain products, as canned goods.

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Etymology

Origin of code dating

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

She has upended not just his sense of decorum but a stringent, and oft-misunderstood, dress code dating from biblical times.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2021

For years already, Indonesia has been planning to reform its criminal code dating back to Dutch colonial rule.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2019

It’s a visual code dating at least from the ’70s, tatty and archaic even then.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2017

I have seen him wreck cars—his own and others—because he believes some unwritten principle of racing, some apocryphal code dating back to Junior Johnson or his hero A.J.

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2014