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What does

my spiritual belief have to do with IT? Why do you keep bringing it up? What is your major malfuction private dipstick!? You are WRONG and shall continue to be WRONG until you can think for yourself and formulate an actual thought on your own.

Here from dictionary.com:

stan?dard Audio pronunciation of "standards" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (stndrd)
n.

1. A flag, banner, or ensign, especially:
1. The ensign of a chief of state, nation, or city.
2. A long, tapering flag bearing heraldic devices distinctive of a person or corporation.
3. An emblem or flag of an army, raised on a pole to indicate the rallying point in battle.
4. The colors of a mounted or motorized military unit.
2.
1. An acknowledged measure of comparison for quantitative or qualitative value; a criterion.
2. An object that under specified conditions defines, represents, or records the magnitude of a unit.
3. The set proportion by weight of gold or silver to alloy metal prescribed for use in coinage.
4. The commodity or commodities used to back a monetary system.
5. Something, such as a practice or a product, that is widely recognized or employed, especially because of its excellence.
6.
1. A degree or level of requirement, excellence, or attainment.
2. A requirement of moral conduct. Often used in the plural.
7. Chiefly British. A grade level in elementary schools.
8. A pedestal, stand, or base.
9. Botany.
1. The large upper petal of the flower of a pea or related plant.
2. One of the narrow upright petals of an iris. Also called banner, vexillum.
10. A shrub or small tree that through grafting or training has a single stem of limited height with a crown of leaves and flowers at its apex.
11. Music. A composition that is continually used in repertoires.


adj.

1. Serving as or conforming to a standard of measurement or value.
2. Widely recognized or employed as a model of authority or excellence: a standard reference work.
3. Acceptable but of less than top quality: a standard grade of beef.
4. Normal, familiar, or usual: the standard excuse.
5. Commonly used or supplied: standard car equipment.
6. Linguistics. Conforming to established educated usage in speech or writing.


[Middle English, from Old French estandard, rallying place, probably from Frankish *standhard : *standan, to stand; see st- in Indo-European Roots + *hard, fast, hard; see kar- in Indo-European Roots.]

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