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Benchmark
Meaning
Noun
●
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.
●
In Computing:
A
computer program
that is
executed
to
assess
the performance of the
runtime
environment.
Verb
●
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 use something (e.g; a competitor's product) as a
standard
to improve
one's
own thing.
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Origin
benchmark
English
bench
English
benc
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
mark
English
mark
Middle English (1100-1500)
marc
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
mearc
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Etym
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