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Forcing infinite variety into one box, so the boxes finally stack.
means To make things conform to a single agreed format, rule, or measure so they work together predictably.
from From standard, rooted in old French estandart, the war banner armies rallied to, a fixed point in chaos; -ize made it a verb, the act of dragging everyone to that flag.
Screw threadsOnce chaos, now standardized so bolts actually fit.
Hidden tradeoffEfficiency rises, weird brilliant edge cases die.
USB ironyA universal standard that spawned countless incompatible variants.