standard

standard
    adj 1: conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement
           or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted
           kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the
           standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard
           operating procedure" [ant: {nonstandard}]
    2: commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard
       car equipment"
    3: established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of
       authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"; "the
       classical argument between free trade and protectionism"
       [ant: {nonstandard}]
    4: conforming to the established language usage of educated
       native speakers; "standard English" (American); "received
       standard English is sometimes called the King's English"
       (British) [syn: {standard}, {received}] [ant: {nonstandard}]
    5: regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a
       stock item" [syn: {standard}, {stock}]
    n 1: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which
         other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with
         federal standards"; "they set the measure for all
         subsequent work" [syn: {standard}, {criterion}, {measure},
         {touchstone}]
    2: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they
       live by the standards of their community" [syn: {criterion},
       {standard}]
    3: a board measure = 1980 board feet
    4: the value behind the money in a monetary system [syn:
       {standard}, {monetary standard}]
    5: an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support);
       "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps
       supported on standards provided illumination"
    6: any distinctive flag [syn: {standard}, {banner}]
    

Sheth \Sheth\, n.
   The part of a plow which projects downward beneath the beam,
   for holding the share and other working parts; -- also called
   {standard}, or {post}.
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Standard \Stand"ard\ (-[~e]rd), n. [OF. estendart, F.
   ['e]tendard, probably fr. L. extendere to spread out, extend,
   but influenced by E. stand. See {Extend}.]
   1. A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other
      ensign.
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            His armies, in the following day,
            On those fair plains their standards proud display.
                                                  --Fairfax.
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   2. That which is established by authority as a rule for the
      measure of quantity, extent, value, or quality; esp., the
      original specimen weight or measure sanctioned by
      government, as the standard pound, gallon, or yard.
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   3. That which is established as a rule or model by authority,
      custom, or general consent; criterion; test.
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            The court, which used to be the standard of
            propriety and correctness of speech.  --Swift.
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            A disposition to preserve, and an ability to
            improve, taken together, would be my standard of a
            statesman.                            --Burke.
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   4. (Coinage) The proportion of weights of fine metal and
      alloy established by authority.
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            By the present standard of the coinage, sixty-two
            shillings is coined out of one pound weight of
            silver.                               --Arbuthnot.
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   5. (Hort.) A tree of natural size supported by its own stem,
      and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller
      species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.
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            In France part of their gardens is laid out for
            flowers, others for fruits; some standards, some
            against walls.                        --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.
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   6. (Bot.) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous
      corolla.
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   7. (Mech. & Carp.) An upright support, as one of the poles of
      a scaffold; any upright in framing.
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   8. (Shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the
      deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch
      turned upward from that which lies horizontally.
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   9. The sheth of a plow.
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   10. A large drinking cup. --Greene.
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   {Standard bearer}, an officer of an army, company, or troop,
      who bears a standard; -- commonly called color sergeantor
      color bearer; hence, the leader of any organization; as,
      the standard bearer of a political party.
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Standard \Stand"ard\, a.
   1. Being, affording, or according with, a standard for
      comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard
      weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical
      terms; standard gold or silver.
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   2. Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as,
      standard works in history; standard authors.
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   3. (Hort.)
      (a) Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard
          fruit trees.
      (b) Not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree.
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   {Standard candle}, {Standard gauge}. See under {Candle}, and
      {Gauge}.

   {Standard solution}. (Chem.) See {Standardized solution},
      under {Solution}.
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standard

   <standard> Standards are necessary for {interworking},
   {portability}, and {reusability}.  They may be {de facto
   standards} for various communities, or officially recognised
   national or international standards.

   {Andrew Tanenbaum}, in his Computer Networks book, once said,
   "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of
   them to choose from", a reference to the fact that competing
   standards become a source of confusion, division,
   obsolescence, and duplication of effort instead of an
   enhancement to the usefulness of products.

   Some bodies concerned in one way or another with computing
   standards are {IAB} ({RFC} and {STD}), {ISO}, {ANSI}, {DoD},
   {ECMA}, {IEEE}, {IETF}, {OSF}, {W3C}.

   (1999-07-06)
    

Standard, IL (village, FIPS 72221)
  Location: 41.25640 N, 89.18032 W
  Population (1990): 260 (117 housing units)
  Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    

Standard, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    256
   Housing Units (2000): 119
   Land area (2000):     0.564911 sq. miles (1.463112 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.564911 sq. miles (1.463112 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            72221
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             41.256450 N, 89.179014 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Standard, IL
    Standard
    

STANDARD, measure. A weight or measure of certain dimensions, to which all 
other weights and measures must correspond; as, a standard bushel. Also the 
quality of certain metals, to which all others of the same kind ought to be 
made to conform; as, standard gold, standard silver. Vide Dollar; Eagle; 
Money. 
    

STANDARD, in war. An ensign or flag used in war. 
    

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      pandemic, par, paradigm, paradigmatic, paragon, parameter, pas,
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      predominating, prescribed, prescribed form, prescript,
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      working principle, working rule, yardstick