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An international classification system developed and maintained by the International Organization for Standardization. ICS are used to catalog and classify standards, often for use in databases and libraries. ICS currently includes 40 fields. Standards are organized according to:
sectors of the economy (e.g., agriculture, mining construction, packaging industry)
