transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbentʃmɑ:k ]
n. & v. --n. 1 a surveyor's mark cut in a wall, pillar, building, etc., used as a reference point in measuring altitudes. 2 a standard or point of reference. 3 a means of testing a computer, usu. by a set of programs run on a series of different machines. --v.tr. evaluate (a computer) by a benchmark. øbenchmark test a test using a benchmark.