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The reason your phone charger fits, and the reason it sometimes doesn't.
means Agreed-upon rules and benchmarks that let different things, people, or products work together reliably.
from From Old French estandard, a battle flag planted to mark the rallying point — the fixed thing everyone gathers around, later the fixed thing everyone measures against.
Too manyCompeting standards spawn new ones meant to unify them
The meterOnce a literal platinum bar in Paris
Double meaningAlso the bar you refuse to lower