In 1901, the International Committee of Weights and Measures (CIPM) defined the kilogram thus: "The kilogram is the unit of mass; it is equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram." Initially the CIPM definition made no provision for cleaning procedure, but in 1989 the definition of the kilogram was interpreted to mean that a kilogram is equal to the international prototype of the kilogram "just after cleaning and washing using the BIPM method." The kilogram is the last unit of the Systeme International d'Unites (SI) that is still defined by an artifact. National Prototype Kilogram No. 20 is traceable to the International Prototype Kilogram through the International Bureau of Weights and Measures' working standards.