N.Y.C. Admin. Code § FC 201: Section FC 201: General

201.1 Scope.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall, for the purposes of this code, have the meanings set forth in this chapter.

201.2 Interchangeability.

Words stated in the present tense include the future; words stated in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter; the singular number includes the plural and the plural the singular.

201.3 Terms defined in other codes.

Where terms are not defined in this code and are defined in the construction codes or Electrical Code, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as in those codes. Any reference to any of the construction codes shall be deemed to include any related or other applicable provisions of any of the construction codes.

201.4 Terms not defined.

Where terms are not defined through the methods authorized by this section, such terms shall have the ordinarily accepted meanings as the context implies.