Benchmarking vs. Benchmark

Benchmarking and Benchmark Definitions
Benchmarking
A standard by which something can be measured or judged
"Inflation ... is a great distorter of seemingly fixed economic ideas and benchmarks" (Benjamin M. Friedman).
Benchmark
A standard by which something can be measured or judged
"Inflation ... is a great distorter of seemingly fixed economic ideas and benchmarks" (Benjamin M. Friedman).
Benchmarking
Often bench mark A surveyor's mark made on a stationary object of previously determined position and elevation and used as a reference point, as in geologic surveys or tidal observations.
Benchmark
Often bench mark A surveyor's mark made on a stationary object of previously determined position and elevation and used as a reference point, as in geologic surveys or tidal observations.
Benchmarking
To measure (a rival's product) according to specified standards in order to compare it with and improve one's own product.
Benchmark
To measure (a rival's product) according to specified standards in order to compare it with and improve one's own product.
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Benchmarking
Present participle of benchmark
Benchmark
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
Benchmarking
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
Benchmark
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
Benchmark
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
Benchmark
(transitive) To measure the performance or quality of (an item) relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner.
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Benchmark
To give certain results in a benchmark test.
Benchmark
To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
Benchmark
Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred.
Benchmark
Something serving as a standard by which related items may be judged; as, his painting sets the benchmark of quality.
Benchmark
A test or series of tests designed to compare the qualities or performance of different devices of the same type. Certain sets of computer programs are much used as benchmarks for comparing the performance of different computers, especially by comparing the time it takes to complete a test.
Benchmark
A standard by which something can be measured or judged;
His painting sets the benchmark of quality
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Benchmark
A surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point