milepost

As nouns the difference between standards and milepost

is that standards is plural of lang=en while milepost is a post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places.

As verbs the difference between standards and milepost

is that standards is (plural form only): Pertaining to standards, concerned with standards, specific to standards while milepost is to place mileposts along (a road, etc.).

As nouns the difference between standard and milepost

is that standard is a principle or example or measure used for comparison while milepost is a post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places.

As an adjective standard

is falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.

As a verb milepost is

to place mileposts along (a road, etc.).