ALL meanings of benchmark
bench·mark
B b - countable noun benchmark A benchmark is something whose quality or quantity is known and which can therefore be used as a standard with which other things can be compared. 3
- noun benchmark a mark on a stone post or other permanent feature, at a point whose exact elevation and position is known: used as a reference point in surveying 3
- noun benchmark a criterion by which to measure something; standard; reference point 3
- noun benchmark (as modifier) 3
- verb benchmark to measure or test against a benchmark 3
- noun benchmark standard 1
- noun benchmark mark used for surveying 1
- transitive verb benchmark measure against a standard 1
- noun Technical meaning of benchmark (benchmark) A standard program or set of programs which can be run on different computers to give an inaccurate measure of their performance. "In the computer industry, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and benchmarks." A benchmark may attempt to indicate the overall power of a system by including a "typical" mixture of programs or it may attempt to measure more specific aspects of performance, like graphics, I/O or computation (integer or floating-point). Others measure specific tasks like rendering polygons, reading and writing files or performing operations on matrices. The most useful kind of benchmark is one which is tailored to a user's own typical tasks. While no one benchmark can fully characterise overall system performance, the results of a variety of realistic benchmarks can give valuable insight into expected real performance. Benchmarks should be carefully interpreted, you should know exactly which benchmark was run (name, version); exactly what configuration was it run on (CPU, memory, compiler options, single user/multi-user, peripherals, network); how does the benchmark relate to your workload? Well-known benchmarks include Whetstone, Dhrystone, Rhealstone (see h), the Gabriel benchmarks for Lisp, the SPECmark suite, and LINPACK. See also machoflops, MIPS, smoke and mirrors. 1
- noun benchmark a standard of excellence, achievement, etc., against which similar things must be measured or judged: The new hotel is a benchmark in opulence and comfort. 1
- noun benchmark any standard or reference by which others can be measured or judged: The current price for crude oil may become the benchmark. 1
- noun benchmark Computers. an established point of reference against which computers or programs can be measured in tests comparing their performance, reliability, etc. 1
- noun benchmark Surveying.. Usually, bench mark. a marked point of known or assumed elevation from which other elevations may be established. Abbreviation: BM. 1
- adjective benchmark of, relating to, or resulting in a benchmark: benchmark test, benchmark study. 1
- verb with object benchmark to test (something) in order to develop a standard: IT benchmarked the new software. 1
- verb with object benchmark to measure (something) against a standard: executive salaries benchmarked against the industry. 1
- noun benchmark A standard by which something is evaluated or measured. 0
- noun benchmark A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point. 0
- noun benchmark (computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment. 0
- verb benchmark (Transitive Verb) To measure the performance of (an item) relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner. 0