"standard issue" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: standard-issue [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} standard issue (not comparable)
  1. (of a piece of equipment) Regularly and conventionally distributed by an organization (for instance, to its personnel); for regular usage; not specialized. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-standard_issue-en-adj-en:of_the_normal_kind_issued_by_an_organization Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 37 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 24 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 31 27
  2. (by extension, derogatory) Not special or remarkable; conventional. Tags: broadly, derogatory, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-standard_issue-en-adj-en:conventional__basic__plain Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 37 21

Noun

Forms: standard-issue [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} standard issue (uncountable)
  1. The normal equipment or supplies issued by an organization. Tags: uncountable Related terms: standardization, standardness, service pistol
    Sense id: en-standard_issue-en-noun-en:the_normal_equipment_or_supplies_issued_by_an_organization Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 37 21

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