BENCHMARK


Meaning of BENCHMARK in English

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.

Phrases and idioms:

benchmark test a test using a benchmark.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.