sharedstandard
nounUK /ʃɛəd ˈstændəd/
US /ʃɛrd ˈstændərd/
A shared standard is a rule that everyone in a group agrees to follow together.
The team created a shared standard for how to name their files so everyone could find them.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A level of quality that multiple organizations accept and use as a common reference.
Both factories adopted the shared standard for safety inspections.
3. A technical specification maintained jointly by several parties rather than a single owner.
The shared standard for the file format let different programs open the same document.
4. An expectation that partners in a relationship or project hold in common.
Honest communication was their shared standard for working together.