Definition of benchmark
1.
(Surveying)
Any
permanent
mark
to
which
other
levels
may
be
referred
.
2.
something
serving
as
a
standard
by
which
related
items
may
be
judged
;
as
,
his
painting
sets
the
benchmark
of
quality
.
3.
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
.
Related Words
criterion
,
measure
,
standard
,
touchstone
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