benchmark

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

bench + mark

[edit] Noun

benchmark (plural benchmarks)

1. a standard by which something is evaluated or measured
2. a surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: ijkpunt nl(nl) n.
• Italian: riferimento it(it) m.

[edit] Verb

to benchmark (third-person singular simple present benchmarks, present participle benchmarking, simple past and past participle benchmarked)

1. To measure the performance of an item relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner