Standard may refer to:

Symbols

Colours, standards and guidons In military organizations, the practice of carrying colours (or colors), standards, flags, or guidons, both to act as a rallying point for troops and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Ancient Egypt som ...

, kinds of military signs * Standard (emblem), a type of a large symbol or emblem used for identification

Norms, conventions or requirements

Standard (metrology) In metrology (the science of measurement), a standard (or etalon) is an object, system, or experiment that bears a defined relationship to a unit of measurement of a physical quantity. Standards are the fundamental reference for a system of weigh ...

, an object that bears a defined relationship to a unit of measure used for calibration of measuring devices * Standard (timber unit), an obsolete measure of timber used in trade *

Breed standard In animal husbandry or animal fancy, a breed standard is a description of the characteristics of a hypothetical or ideal example of a breed. The description may include physical or morphological detail, genetic criteria, or criteria of athle ...

(also called bench standard), in animal fancy and animal husbandry * BioCompute Standard, a standard for next generation sequencing * ''De facto'' standard, product or system with market dominance *

Gold standard A gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold. The gold standard was the basis for the international monetary system from the 1870s to the early 1920s, and from th ...

, a monetary system based on gold; also used metaphorically for the best of several options, against which the others are measured *

Internet Standard In computer network engineering, an Internet Standard is a normative specification of a technology or methodology applicable to the Internet. Internet Standards are created and published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). They allo ...

, a specification ratified as an open standard by the Internet Engineering Task Force * Learning standards, standards applied to education content * Standard displacement, a naval term describing the weight and status of a warship *

Standard language A standard language (also standard variety, standard dialect, and standard) is a language variety that has undergone substantial codification of grammar and usage, although occasionally the term refers to the entirety of a language that includ ...

, a particular variety of a language accepted as the institutionalized norm in a community *

Standard solution In analytical chemistry, a standard solution is a solution containing a precisely known concentration of an element or a substance. A known mass of solute is dissolved to make a specific volume. It is prepared using a standard substance, such as a ...

, in chemistry, a solution of known concentration * Standard of care, the degree of prudence and caution required of an individual who is under a duty of care *

Technical standard A technical standard is an established norm or requirement for a repeatable technical task which is applied to a common and repeated use of rules, conditions, guidelines or characteristics for products or related processes and production methods, ...

, an established norm or requirement about technical systems **

International standard international standard is a technical standard developed by one or more international standards organizations. International standards are available for consideration and use worldwide. The most prominent such organization is the International Or ...

, standards suitable for worldwide use **

Open standard An open standard is a standard that is openly accessible and usable by anyone. It is also a prerequisite to use open license, non-discrimination and extensibility. Typically, anybody can participate in the development. There is no single definiti ...

, a standard that is publicly available **

Standard operating procedure A standard operating procedure (SOP) is a set of step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out routine operations. SOPs aim to achieve efficiency, quality output, and uniformity of performance, while reducing mis ...

, a step-by-step instruction to achieve a desired result **

Standardization Standardization or standardisation is the process of implementing and developing technical standards based on the consensus of different parties that include firms, users, interest groups, standards organizations and governments. Standardizatio ...

, the process of establishing technical standards **

Standards organization A standards organization, standards body, standards developing organization (SDO), or standards setting organization (SSO) is an organization whose primary function is developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, reissuing, interpr ...

, an entity primarily concerned with maintaining standards *

Standard-gauge railway A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), International gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge and European gauge in Europe, and SGR in Ea ...

(SGR)

Mathematics

Standard algorithms In elementary arithmetic, a standard algorithm or method is a specific method of computation which is conventionally taught for solving particular mathematical problems. These methods vary somewhat by nation and time, but generally include exch ...

, long-taught methods of computation such as long division *

Standard deviation In statistics, the standard deviation is a measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values. A low standard deviation indicates that the values tend to be close to the mean (also called the expected value) of the set, whil ...

, a statistical measure of variation **

Standard score In statistics, the standard score is the number of standard deviations by which the value of a raw score (i.e., an observed value or data point) is above or below the mean value of what is being observed or measured. Raw scores above the m ...

, a statistics term *

Standard part function In nonstandard analysis, the standard part function is a function from the limited (finite) hyperreal numbers to the real numbers. Briefly, the standard part function "rounds off" a finite hyperreal to the nearest real. It associates to every s ...

, used to define the derivative of a function *

Standard Young tableau In mathematics, a Young tableau (; plural: tableaux) is a combinatorial object useful in representation theory and Schubert calculus. It provides a convenient way to describe the group representations of the symmetric and general linear groups an ...

x, a type of combinatorial object *

Standardized rate Standardized rates are a statistical measure of any rates in a population. These are adjusted rates that take into account the vital differences between populations that may affect their birthrates or death rates. Examples The most common are birth ...

, a statistical measure of any rates in a population

Military

Standard-type battleship The Standard-type battleship was a series of twelve battleships across five classes ordered for the United States Navy between 1911 and 1916 and commissioned between 1916 and 1923. These were considered super-dreadnoughts, with the ships of the ...

s produced by the U.S. Navy * Standard Missile *

, an established method of accomplishing a task *

United States Military Standard A United States defense standard, often called a military standard, "MIL-STD", "MIL-SPEC", or (informally) "MilSpecs", is used to help achieve standardization objectives by the U.S. Department of Defense. Standardization is beneficial in achievi ...

, a specification used to help achieve standardization objectives by the U.S. Department of Defense

Places

United States

Standard, Illinois Standard is a village in Putnam County, Illinois, United States. The population was 220 at the 2010 census, down from 256 in 2000. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The B.F. Berry Coal Company, a division of the ...

* Standard City, Illinois * Standard, California * Standard, Indiana * Standard, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana * Standard, Vernon Parish, Louisiana * Standard, West Virginia

Other places

* Standard, Alberta, Canada

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Groups

* The Standard (band), an American indie rock band * The Standard, a rap trio formed by

Nas Nas (born 1973) is the stage name of American rapper Nasir Jones. Nas, NaS, or NAS may also refer to: Aviation * Nasair, a low-cost airline carrier and subsidiary based in Eritrea * National Air Services, an airline in Saudi Arabia ** Nas Ai ...

Common Common may refer to: Places * Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts * Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts * Clapham Common, originally ...

and Q-Tip

Musical terms and concepts

Standard (music) In music, a standard is a musical composition of established popularity, considered part of the "standard repertoire" of one or several genres. Even though the standard repertoire of a given genre consists of a dynamic and partly subjective set of ...

, the most popular and enduring songs from a particular genre or style ** Adult standards, a radio format that includes pop standards **

Jazz standard Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive li ...

s, musical compositions which are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners ** List of blues standards, blues songs that have attained a high level of recognition **

Pop standards Traditional pop (also known as classic pop and pre-rock and roll pop) is Western pop music that generally pre-dates the advent of rock and roll in the mid-1950s. The most popular and enduring songs from this era of music are known as pop standard ...

, particularly the songs comprising the Great American Songbook

Albums

* ''Standard'' (Scandal album), the fifth studio album by Japanese pop rock band, Scandal * ''Standard'' (Witness album), a gospel music album by Witness * ''Standards'' (Sonny Clark album), 1998 * ''Standards'' (Lloyd Cole album), a 2013 rock album by Lloyd Cole released * ''Standards'' (Grant Green album), a 1998 album by jazz guitarist Grant Green first released in Japan in 1980 as ''Remembering'' * Standards (Into It. Over It. album) * '' Standards, Vol. 1'', a 1983 album by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett * '' Standards, Vol. 2'', a 1985 album by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett * ''Standards'' (Lee Morgan album), a 1998 album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan released on the Blue Note label * ''Standards'' (Tortoise album), the fourth album by the American post-rock band Tortoise * ''Standards'' (Ken Vandermark album), 1995 * ''Standards'' (Seal album), a 2017 album by Seal * ''Standards'' (Bernie Worrell album), solo album by former Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell * ''Standards'', music album by Blaggards * ''The Standard'' (Tommy Flanagan album), a 1980 album by The Super Jazz Trio * ''The Standard'' (Take 6 album), a 2008 album by Take 6 * '' The Standards'', a 2013 studio album by Gloria Estefan

Songs

* "Standard" (The View song), a song by The View * "Standards", a song by The Jam from the album '' This Is the Modern World''

Periodicals

* ''Standard'' (magazine), a defunct Serbian magazine * ''

Der Standard ''Der Standard'' is an Austrian daily newspaper published in Vienna. History and profile ''Der Standard'' was founded by Oscar Bronner as a financial newspaper and published its first edition on 19 October 1988. German media company Axel Sprin ...

'', an Austrian newspaper * '' Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard'', a Scottish newspaper * ''

London Evening Standard The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format. In October 2009, after b ...

'', a London newspaper often referred to as "The Standard" * '' Mornington Standard'', a newspaper of Frankston, Victoria * Standard (Port Melbourne) a newspaper of Port Melbourne Victoria, renamed in 1914 The Port Melbourne Standard * ''Standard'' (Thailand), a defunct weekly newspaper published in Thailand * '' St. Catharines Standard'', a St. Catharines, Ontario, newspaper * ''Toronto Standard'' (disambiguation), either of two defunct Toronto newspapers * ''The Standard'' (Hong Kong), a business newspaper in Hong Kong * ''The Standard'' (Kenya), a Kenyan newspaper * ''The Standard'' (Zimbabwe), a weekly newspaper in Zimbabwe * ''

The Weekly Standard ''The Weekly Standard'' was an American neoconservative political magazine of news, analysis and commentary, published 48 times per year. Originally edited by founders Bill Kristol and Fred Barnes, the ''Standard'' had been described as a "r ...

'', an American neoconservative magazine, sometimes abbreviated as ''The Standard''

Television

* ''The Standard'' (TV series), a television series

Sports

* FK Standard Sumgayit, a former Azeri association football team *

Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (; nl, Standard Luik ; german: Standard Lüttich ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the mos ...

, a Belgian association football team that is often abbreviated as ''Standard''

Vehicles

Automotive

* Standard (1904 automobile) (1904–1906), an American automobile * Standard (1911 automobile) (1911–1912), a German automobile * Standard (1912 automobile) (1912–1923), an American automobile manufactured in Butler, Pennsylvania * Standard (Indian automobile) (1957–1987), mostly based on the British Standard cars * Standard (Italian automobile) (1906–1908), an Italian automobile manufactured by the Fabbrica Automobili Standard of Torino * Standard Electric (automobile) (1911-1915) an American electric automobile manufactured in Jackson, Michigan *

Standard Motor Company The Standard Motor Company Limited was a motor vehicle manufacturer, founded in Coventry, England, in 1903 by Reginald Walter Maudslay. For many years, it manufactured Ferguson TE20 tractors powered by its Vanguard engine. All Standard's trac ...

(1903–1963), an English car and aircraft manufacturer * Standard Motor Products, a manufacturer and distributor of aftermarket automotive parts * Standard Six (1909–1910), an American automobile manufactured in St Louis, Missouri * Standard Steam Car (1920–1921), an American steam car manufactured by the Standard Engineering Company of St Louis, Missouri * Standard Superior, and automotive manufacturer, e.g., of the Standard automobile (1933–1935, 1950–1954), produced from 1933 to 1935 by Standard Fahrzeugfabrik of Ludwigsburg, Germany *

Standard transmission A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear change ...

, a type of transmission used in motor vehicles

Aviation

* FAI Standard Class, for glider competition * Prue Standard, glider

Other businesses

* American Standard Companies, a global provider of air conditioning systems and services, bath and kitchen products, and vehicle control systems * Standard Bank, one of South Africa's largest financial operators *

Standard Fruit Company Standard Fruit Company (now Dole plc) was established in the United States in 1924 by the Vaccaro brothers. Its forerunner was started in 1899, when Sicilian Arberesh immigrants Joseph, Luca and Felix Vaccaro, together with Salvador D'Antoni ...

, an American company * Standard Glass and Paint Company Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Iowa *

Standard Hotel Standard Hotels is a group of seven boutique hotels in New York City ( Meatpacking District and East Village), Miami Beach, London, Maldives, Ibiza, and Hua Hin, Thailand. The hotels are operated by Standard International Management. The two o ...

, a hotel chain originating in Los Angeles * Standard Insurance Company, an American insurance and financial company *

Standard Oil Standard Oil Company, Inc., was an American oil production, transportation, refining, and marketing company that operated from 1870 to 1911. At its height, Standard Oil was the largest petroleum company in the world, and its success made its co- ...

(1863–1911), a large integrated oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing organization * Standard Steel Casting Company, an American company * Standard Talking Machine Company, an early twentieth century record label * The Standard, Copenhagen, a restaurant complex in central Copenhagen, Denmark * The Standard, East Village, a hotel in New York City * The Standard, High Line, a hotel in New York City

Computing and technology

* Standards (software) * Standard cell, a voltage reference, or a building block for electronic integrated circuits

Plants and plant husbandry

* Standard (tree), a type of fruit tree form *

Coppice with standards Coppicing is a traditional method of woodland management which exploits the capacity of many species of trees to put out new shoots from their stump or roots if cut down. In a coppiced wood, which is called a copse, young tree stems are repeat ...

, the retention of some mature trees in a wood mainly of trees which are coppiced

Other uses

* Standard (typeface) * Standard (warez), rules for unauthorized public release of copyrighted material