In Europe, for example, every cellphone uses the same kind of power cord — micro USB — so people no longer accumulate boxes of orphaned, incompatible adapters.
The clearest example is from the Waterloo and City line, a short branch line that, uniquely, uses the same kind of trains as the Central Line.
To ensure data security, Syncplicity uses the same kind of encryption employed by the military and banks, said Justin Huskamp, manager of business development.
"I plan on building a law practice that uses the same kind of strategic planning and innovative thinking that made the Cuomo administration successful," Mr. Cohen said in a statement.
It was done by RiskMetrics, which uses the same kind of analysis that many companies, investment firms and central banks employ to see what might happen if one market sector made a big move.
At 17 pounds, or five times the weight of a typical skateboard, the all-aluminum Carver uses the same kind of suspension as BMW's $50,000 5 Series sedans, according to Stephan Augustin, the engineer in Munich who developed it.
