standard format

collocation in English

meaningsofstandardandformat

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standard
adjective
uk
/ˈstæn.dəd/
us
/ˈstæn.dɚd/
usual rather than special, especially when thought of as being correct ...
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format
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈfɔː.mæt/
us
/ˈfɔːr.mæt/
a pattern, plan, ...
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(Definition ofstandardandformatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstandard format

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The first is the need for astandardformat(a 'markup language') for encoding models in a robust, parsible, electronic form.
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After each interview was transcribed in astandardformat, lengths of interview transcripts were compared.
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These bring together information on controlled studies (mostly randomized trials) in astandardformat.
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Fortunately, later chapters follow a morestandardformatof biography and analysis.
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Presumably this will now be thestandardformatfor future performances.
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Each case study has been composed to astandardformatby the two interviewers.
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A single agency should establish a set of default values for typical benefits and costs and should develop astandardformatfor presenting results.
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Selection bias was minimized by the good response rate, and interviewers used a standard questionnaire and followed astandardformatto minimize interviewer-associated biases.
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The data for each test were organized into astandardformatand cataloged by cognitive domain.
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Some of them followed astandardformatproposed by the union, naturally exonerating the leaders of the numerous charges against them.
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The chapters do not follow astandardformatexactly, but the coverage of the chapters is much more consistent than in most collections of country studies.
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The simulation proceeds in real time with system state changes continuously broadcast to all par ticipants using communication networks carrying status message packets ofstandardformat.
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Each entry follows astandardformat.
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They do not generally reflect any specific performance of the pieces they contain, but present the material in astandardformatthat could be adapted to suit the music-buyer's needs.
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Rachels' argument follows astandardformatfor arguments about the moral status of certain factors: present two pieces of behavior that differ only with respect to the factor in question.
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Vacancies for display in jobcentres are recorded in astandardformat.
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Thestandardformatfor passports facilitates the passage of many millions of travellers worldwide, enabling speedier progress through passport controls.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A significant proportion of these are in astandardformat.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It does not have to contain very much detail and there has been nostandardformatfor presenting it.
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