20 CFR § 404.1002 - Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s404.1002"
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title: "20 CFR § 404.1002 - Definitions."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "404.1002"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "404"
part_name: "FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
cfr_part: "404"
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# 404.1002 Definitions.
(a) *General definitions.* As used in this subpart—
The *Act* means the Social Security Act, as amended.
The *Code* means the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended.
*We, our,* or *us* means the Social Security Administration.
*You* or *your* means any person whose earnings from employment or self-employment are included or excluded under social security.
(b) *Other definitions.* For ease of reference, we have placed other definitions in the sections of this subpart in which they are used.