benchmark

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Synonyms: bench mark, bench-mark, benchmarks, benchman, benchmade, benchwork, techmark

Antonyms: bench mark, bench-mark, benchmarks, benchman, benchmade, benchwork, techmark

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Noun

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]].
3. {{lb|en|computing}} A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[measure]] the [[performance]] or [[quality]] of (an item) relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner.

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