XPost: sci.electronics.components, sci.electronics.design, de.sci.electronics   
   From: not@home.cow   
      
   Ralph Mowery wrote:   
      
   > If you want a 1/4-20 bolt then it will be 1/4 inch in diameter and   
   > have 20 threads per inch. It may or may not be hardened, made of   
   > steel,aluminum or any thing else unless specified.   
      
   OK, thanks.   
      
   Seems the definition of “standard” (ie, ‘a level of quality or   
   attainment’) is being blurred. It looks like they are being used as product   
   definitions to define specifically all dimensions and aspects of a thing.   
      
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