Indicator and Standard

Indicator

Indicator noun - An arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information.

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Standard and indicator are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Standard" instead a noun "Indicator".

Standard noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.

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Indicator and standard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indicator" instead a noun "Standard".

good	good indicator	good standard
better	better indicator	better standard
usual	usual indicator	usual standard
common	common indicator	common standard
Other adjectives: actual, great, huge, main, decent, pretty, major, general, universal, different.

Explanation A standard disclaimer at the beginning of a vast majority of fanfics, especially those lacking in any originality, and a very good indicator of Unwarranted Self-Importance.

Source: Memes / Fanfic
It's a pretty good indicator when your empire doesn't even need dedicated warships to keep bullies like the Peacekeepers and the Scarrans away from you (although the line is ambiguous enough to allow a "standard host-ship" to mean a standard warship as opposed to an equivalently powerful one).

Source: Higher-Tech Species
Circling Birdies A visual indicator of being dazed and/or confused and/or under certain Standard Status Effects.

Source: Video Game Effects and Spells

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