Benchmark vs. Baseline
Benchmarknoun
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
Benchmarknoun
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
Benchmarknoun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
Benchmarkverb
(transitive) To measure the performance of (an item) relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner.
Benchmark
Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred.
Benchmark
something serving as a standard by which related items may be judged; as, his painting sets the benchmark of quality.
Benchmark
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.
Benchmarknoun
a standard by which something can be measured or judged;
Benchmarknoun
a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
Baselinenoun
A line that is a base for measurement or for construction.
Baselinenoun
A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.
Baselinenoun
(typography) A line used as the basis for the alignment of glyphs.
Baselinenoun
(tennis) The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.
Baselinenoun
(engineering) A configuration of software, hardware, or a process that is established and documented as a point of reference.
Baselineverb
To provide a baseline for measurement.
Baselineverb
(tennis) To play from the baseline.
Baselinenoun
an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; as, they established a baseline for the budget.
Baselinenoun
the back line at each end of a tennis court.
Baselinenoun
the lines between bases on a baseball field along which a baseball player must run while running the bases.
Baselinenoun
a measurement that represents the value of a physical quantity (such as a voltage, or a level of radioactivity) in the absence of effects from other variables in a measurement, test or experiment; a control value.
Baselinenoun
any horizontal line in a plot, graph, or diagram, or on a visual display in an electronic device, used as a reference point to which other values are referred.
Baselinenoun
an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared;
Baselinenoun
the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line
Baselinenoun
the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases
