First recorded in 1955–60
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"Beyond imaging, a DNA color code could have very useful applications in data storage on DNA," says Tadija Keki?,
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2023
To find out how much information you will get, on average, from an initial word, you can calculate the entropy for each possible associated color code and weight it with the probability of occurrence.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 28, 2023
It's not legislation to have to put on the front and color code it so that a busy working parent can decide.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2023
The observatory also changed the aviation color code to “orange,” alerting pilots that there’s potential for an eruption and they may need to avoid the area if one occurs.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
The mother had devised the color code to save time.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Adapting an approach commonly used by immunologists, the team was able to color-code individual particles within cells using antibodies and then sort them by color.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023
Some people like digital planning, preferring options like Google Calendar, which allows you to set appointments, make to-do lists, color-code your entries, and set reminder notifications.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2020
As Shapiro rose to be a manager, he became fluent in the color-code vocabulary.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2019
And as with Himes, you can’t color-code for good and bad guys.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2016
You can color-code each item to make identifying different categories of products easy, and items the app does not already have can be typed in.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2016
To use it while playing Wordle, a player would run a separate script/program and enter the color-coded feedback after each guess.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
But "Category 1" ticket holders were placed in sections that, at one point, were color-coded as "Category 2," according to the report.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
She bristles when she realizes some dentists are using AI images to upsell patients—deploying color-coded overlays to dramatize borderline findings and justify questionable treatments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Each year, he distributes to colleagues a color-coded calendar — a different color for every sport he’s covering that day — and the patchwork on every page looks like the Partridge family bus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
He rolls me behind my answer board and lets me practice with the four color-coded buttons.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
Intentional use of color-coding was very important to participants, increasing both their understanding and perception of credibility.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2023
For example, the "traffic light" color-coding system, which was introduced in 2013, aims to make it easier for consumers to know whether or not the foods they're eating are healthy for them.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2022
Placing colored strips on stair risers, varying textures of furniture and color-coding objects can all improve the ability to navigate safely.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2021
So is there any actual benefit to color-coding the baby or harm in not doing so?
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2019
A note on insulation color-coding: Insulating plastic is color-coded to identify live/hot, neutral and ground wires but these codes vary around the world.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
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