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 International Code Council, which sets model construction standards for new homes, was expected to include building electrification measures in its 2024 energy code on March 20.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
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
A book on the Intercourse of Nations and a translation of Dudley Field's "International Code," remain as tangible results of those lectures.
From The Awakening of China by Martin, W. A. P. (William Alexander Parsons)
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