different between plumbing vs standpipe

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plumbing (countable and uncountable, plural plumbings)

The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps and other fixtures of a water, gas or sewage system in a house or other building.
The trade or occupation of a plumber.
(informal) A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.
My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.
(informal, figuratively) Practical, concrete work serving to support other work.
This is not scientific research as such: it's just plumbing.
(countable) A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.

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standpipe (plural standpipes)

A vertical pipe into which water is pumped so that a desired pressure is available at the bottom.
1. (by extension) A vertical pipe used as an overflow protection drain in certain domestic plumbing fixtures (e.g. flush toilets).
The water supply of a building for the use of firefighters.

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