noun General Slang

Code Adam

· noun · retail

Store-wide alert that a child has gone missing on the premises.

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Public-address alert used by big-box retailers, malls and hospitals when a child is reported missing inside the building. Triggers a lockdown protocol — staff stop what they're doing, monitor exits and sweep the store. If the kid isn't found in 10 minutes, police get called.

“We had a Code Adam on aisle 12, took six minutes to find the boy in the toy section.”
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Code Adam In A Sentence

We had a Code Adam on aisle 12, took six minutes to find the boy in the toy section.

Origin & Usage

Named after Adam Walsh, the 6-year-old abducted from a Sears in Hollywood, Florida in 1981 and later found murdered. Walmart created the protocol in 1994; it's since been adopted across US federal buildings and most major retail chains.

Tags #retail#walmart#security#code

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