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) A standard or standard hundred was a measure of timber used in trade. The ''standard'' varied in number, size and composition from country to country so the term is usually proceeded by the region or port of origin. The countries of the Balt ...

, 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 athletic ...

(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 the l ...

, 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 allow ...

, a specification ratified as an open standard by the Internet Engineering Task Force *

Learning standards Learning standards (also called academic standards, content standards and curricula) are elements of declarative, procedural, schematic, and strategic knowledge that, as a body, define the specific content of an educational program. Standards are u ...

, standards applied to education content *

Standard displacement The displacement or displacement tonnage of a ship is its weight. As the term indicates, it is measured indirectly, using Archimedes' principle, by first calculating the volume of water displaced by the ship, then converting that value into wei ...

, a naval term describing the weight and status of a warship * Standard language, 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 In tort law, the standard of care is the only degree of prudence and caution required of an individual who is under a duty of care. The requirements of the standard are closely dependent on circumstances. Whether the standard of care has been b ...

, 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, standards suitable for worldwide use ** Open standard, a standard that is publicly available ** Standard operating procedure, a step-by-step instruction to achieve a desired result ** Standardization, 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 E ...

(SGR)

Mathematics

* Standard algorithms, long-taught methods of computation such as long division * Standard deviation, a statistical measure of variation ** Standard score, a statistics term * Standard part function, used to define the derivative of a function * Standard Young tableaux, a type of combinatorial object * Standardized rate, a statistical measure of any rates in a population

Military

* Standard-type battleships produced by the U.S. Navy * Standard Missile * Standard operating procedure, 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 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, Common (rapper), Common and Q-Tip (musician), Q-Tip

Musical terms and concepts

* Standard (music), the most popular and enduring songs from a particular genre or style ** Adult standards, a radio format that includes pop standards ** Jazz standards, 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, particularly the songs comprising the Great American Songbook

Albums

* Standard (Scandal album), ''Standard'' (Scandal album), the fifth studio album by Japanese pop rock band, Scandal * Standard (Witness album), ''Standard'' (Witness album), a gospel music album by Witness * Standards (Sonny Clark album), ''Standards'' (Sonny Clark album), 1998 * Standards (Lloyd Cole album), ''Standards'' (Lloyd Cole album), a 2013 rock album by Lloyd Cole released * Standards (Grant Green album), ''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), ''Standards'' (Lee Morgan album), a 1998 album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan released on the Blue Note label * Standards (Tortoise album), ''Standards'' (Tortoise album), the fourth album by the American post-rock band Tortoise * Standards (Ken Vandermark album), ''Standards'' (Ken Vandermark album), 1995 * Standards (Seal album), ''Standards'' (Seal album), a 2017 album by Seal * Standards (Bernie Worrell album), ''Standards'' (Bernie Worrell album), solo album by former Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell * ''Standards'', music album by Blaggards * The Standard (Tommy Flanagan album), ''The Standard'' (Tommy Flanagan album), a 1980 album by The Super Jazz Trio * The Standard (Take 6 album), ''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), "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), ''Standard'' (magazine), a defunct Serbian magazine * ''Der Standard'', an Austrian newspaper * ''Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard'', a Scottish newspaper * ''London Evening Standard'', a London newspaper often referred to as "The Standard" * ''Mornington Standard'', a newspaper of Frankston, Victoria * The Standard (Port Melbourne), Standard (Port Melbourne) a newspaper of Port Melbourne Victoria, renamed in 1914 The Port Melbourne Standard * Standard (Thailand), ''Standard'' (Thailand), a defunct weekly newspaper published in Thailand * ''St. Catharines Standard'', a St. Catharines, Ontario, newspaper * Toronto Standard (disambiguation), ''Toronto Standard'' (disambiguation), either of two defunct Toronto newspapers * The Standard (Hong Kong), ''The Standard'' (Hong Kong), a business newspaper in Hong Kong * The Standard (Kenya), ''The Standard'' (Kenya), a Kenyan newspaper * The Standard (Zimbabwe), ''The Standard'' (Zimbabwe), a weekly newspaper in Zimbabwe * ''The Weekly Standard'', an American neoconservative magazine, sometimes abbreviated as ''The Standard''

Television

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

Sports

* FK Standard Sumgayit, a former Azeri association football team * Standard Liège, 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 (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 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, an American company * Standard Glass and Paint Company Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Iowa * Standard Hotel, a hotel chain originating in Los Angeles * Standard Insurance Company, an American insurance and financial company * Standard Oil (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, 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