benchmark.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
Meaning & usage
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
Where this word comes from
From bench + mark. First use appears c. 1842. Originally a mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench (from land surveying jargon in the 19th century, meaning a type of bracket), to mount measuring equipment. The figurative sense first appears c. 1884.
To measure the performance or quality of (an item) relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner. To give certain results in a benchmark test.
To measure the performance or quality of (an item) relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner. To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
Where this word comes from
From bench + mark. First use appears c. 1842. Originally a mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench (from land surveying jargon in the 19th century, meaning a type of bracket), to mount measuring equipment. The figurative sense first appears c. 1884.
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