Benchmarking vs. Benchmark

Benchmarkingnoun

A performance measurement according to a benchmark.

Benchmarking

Benchmarking is the practice of comparing business processes and performance metrics to industry bests and best practices from other companies. Dimensions typically measured are quality, time and cost.

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