International Code

noun

1. a code used at sea by the navies of certain nations, using a series of flags representing digits from zero through nine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of International Code¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Later this spring, the International Code Council, which writes the IBC and IRC, will consider including triplexes and quadplexes in the residential code—meaning that some of the changes in Dallas could go nationwide in a few years.

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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.

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The marshal put this idea to the International Code Council, the organization that governs the construction of American buildings.

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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.

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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.

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