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The art of agreeing so machines, screws, and people finally stop arguing.
means The process of making things consistent and uniform so they work together reliably across different makers and places.
from From standard, rooted in the old battlefield standard — the banner troops rallied to; later, the agreed measure everyone marched in line with.
Saved livesStandard fire hose threads emerged after city blazes spread unchecked
The bodyISO sets thousands of standards, from screw threads to dates
Hidden costStandards lock in early choices, sometimes the worse one