Threshold vs. Benchmark
Difference Between Threshold and Benchmark
Thresholdnoun
The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
Benchmarknoun
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
Thresholdnoun
(by extension) An entrance; the door or gate of a house.
Benchmarknoun
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
Thresholdnoun
(by extension) Any end or boundary.
Benchmarknoun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
Thresholdnoun
(figurative) The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action.
Benchmarkverb
(transitive) To measure the performance of (an item) relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner.
Thresholdnoun
The start of the landing area of a runway.
Benchmarknoun
a standard by which something can be measured or judged;
his painting sets the benchmark of qualityThresholdnoun
(engineering) The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit.
Benchmarknoun
a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
Thresholdnoun
The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due.
Thresholdnoun
The point where one mentally or physically is vulnerable in response to provocation or to particular things in general. As in emotions, stress, or pain.
Thresholdnoun
the starting point for a new state or experience;
on the threshold of manhoodThresholdnoun
the smallest detectable sensation
Thresholdnoun
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close;
he stuck his head in the doorwayThresholdnoun
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offer support when passing through a doorway
Thresholdnoun
a region marking a boundary
