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1. (n.) benchmark
a standard or reference by which others can be measured or judged.
Etymology: (1835–45)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) benchmark
a standard by which something can be measured or judged
"his painting sets the benchmark of quality"
2. (noun) benchmark, bench mark
a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
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The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. Benchmark
[techspeak] An inaccurate measure of computer performance.
“In the computer industry, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damn
lies, and benchmarks.” Well-known ones include Whetstone, Dhrystone,
Rhealstone (see h), the Gabriel LISP benchmarks, the
SPECmark suite, and LINPACK. See also machoflops,
MIPS, smoke and mirrors.
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