different between standardise vs userbox

English

Alternative forms

• standardize

Etymology

standard +? -ise

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?stænd?(?)da?z]

Verb

standardise (third-person singular simple present standardises, present participle standardising, simple past and past participle standardised)

1. To establish a standard consisting of regulations for how something is to be done across an organization.
2. To make to conform to a standard.
3. To check for conformance with a standard.

Derived terms

• destandardise
• standardisation

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: standardisent, standardises

Verb

standardise

1. first-person singular present indicative of standardiser
2. third-person singular present indicative of standardiser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of standardiser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of standardiser
5. second-person singular imperative of standardiser

English

Etymology

user +? box

Noun

userbox (plural userboxes)

1. (Wiktionary and WMF jargon) A simple, standardised box placed on a webpage to indicate the user's proficiencies or preferences.
   • 2006, "Lee K Seitz", Any Wikipedians here? (on Internet newsgroup rec.games.video.classic) [1]:

     I wasn't satisfied with the retrogamer userbox, so I created a new one.

   • 2008, "Captain Infinity", Kibological Wikipedia Userbox (on Internet newsgroup alt.religion.kibology) [2]

See also

• Wikipedia:Userboxes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia