box standard

== English == === Alternative forms === box-standard (obsolete): boxed standard === Etymology === Originally in reference to the hollow-tube frames used as cases or mounting in various machines but now usually understood in reference to factory packaging and default standards. === Noun === box standard (plural box standards) (obsolete) A hollow tube frame used for a machine. === Adjective === box standard (comparative more box standard, superlative most box standard) (UK colloquial, used especially in automotive, motorcycling, engineering and technical contexts) Synonym of standard, especially with connotations of plainness and lack of modification. ==== Related terms ==== (more pejorative): bog standard === References ===