The term STANDARD WINDOWS TYPEFACE is often used to refer to the font ARIAL, which is a sans-serif typeface designed in 1982 by Robin Nicholas and Patricia Saunders for Monotype Typography. It was initially released as a proprietary font by Microsoft, and is now available for use on both Mac and Windows operating systems. ARIAL is one of the most widely used fonts in the world, and is often used in business documents, webpages, and other digital media.