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standard [a]
 
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"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: modular  normative  regular  regulation  standardised  stock  normal  amount  nonstandard 
 
2)commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: common 
 
3)established or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: accepted  authoritative  basic  casebook  classic  criterial  orthodox  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)
    Synonyms :received 
    See Also: acceptable  normative  linguistics  nonstandard 
 
5)regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"
    Synonyms :stock 
    See Also: regular 
 
standard [n]
 
1)a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
    Synonyms :criterion measure touchstone 
    See Also: point_of_reference  standardise  benchmark  gpa  yardstick  medium_of_exchange  graduated_table  gauge  baseline  norm 
 
2)the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"
    Synonyms :criterion 
    See Also: ideal  standardise  control  design_criteria 
 
3)a board measure = 1980 board feet
    Synonyms :
    See Also: capacity_measure  standardise 
 
4)the value behind the money in a monetary system
    Synonyms :monetary_standard 
    See Also: value  standardise  gold_standard  silver_standard  bimetallism 
 
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"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: post  place_upright 
 
6)any distinctive flag
    Synonyms :
    See Also: flag  oriflamme 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

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)








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