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International Code

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noun

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


Etymology

Origin of International Code

First recorded in 1880–85

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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.

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

The report's authors and several external experts said it was time to reform the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.

From Reuters Feb. 22, 2022

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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