Benchmarking vs. Benchmark

A standard by which something can be measured or judged

A standard by which something can be measured or judged

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.

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.

To measure (a rival's product) according to specified standards in order to compare it with and improve one's own product.

To measure (a rival's product) according to specified standards in order to compare it with and improve one's own product.

Present participle of benchmark

A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.

A performance measurement according to a benchmark.

A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.

(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.

(transitive) 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.

Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred.

Something serving as a standard by which related items may be judged; as, his painting sets the benchmark of quality.

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.

A standard by which something can be measured or judged;

A surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point