Meaning & use
Standardizing
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The act of making something conform to a single, consistent standard or set of rules.
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The company is standardizing its reporting procedures across all offices.
Standardizing test formats makes it easier to compare student performance.
A note on using this word
Standardization movements shaped everything from railway gauges to electrical plugs, reducing friction in trade and manufacturing.
Words with a similar meaning
unifyingregulatingnormalizing
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Words with an opposite meaning
diversifyingvarying
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