sic

3 definitions • 4 examples

a word written in brackets after a word that you have copied to show that you know it has been spelled or used wrongly:

The notice outside the office said "Closed on Wedensday" (sic).

used in brackets after a word or phrase copied from somewhere else to show the writer knows it appears to be wrong but this is intentional or exactly as in the original:

The sign said, "Closed on Wendsday" [sic].

abbreviation for Standard Industrial Classification: a system of numbers used in the US to organize industries and business activities into groups. This system has mainly been replaced by the NAICS:

Both SIC and NAICS classify establishments by their primary type of activity.

a list of SIC codes