benchmark

Betekenis (Engels)

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. A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.

Verb

1. (intransitive, transitive) To measure the performance or quality of (an item) relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner.
2. (ambitransitive, transitive) To measure the performance or quality of (an item) relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner.

Concepten

benchmark

maatstaf

ijkpunt

richtsnoer

teken

tip

referentieniveau

aantoning

aanknopingspunt

referentiepunt

criterium

norm

Synoniemen

bench mark

criterion

measure

standard

point of reference

reference

reference mark

reference point

touchstone

yardstick

performance benchmark

reference level

baseline

benchmarking

gold standard

Vertalingen

punto de referencia

benchmark

point de repère

test de performance

benchmark

point de référence

Benchmark

benchmark

Maßstab

critère

punt de referència

punto di riferimento

referência

repère

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbɛn(t)ʃmɑːk/

Etymologie (Engels)

From bench + mark. First use appears c. 1842. Originally a mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench (from land surveying jargon in the 19th century, meaning a type of bracket), to mount measuring equipment. The figurative sense first appears c. 1884.

Zinnen

To measure the performance accurately we need a benchmark .