benchmarks

noun
  1. 1

    A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.

  2. 2

    A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.

  3. 3

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

verb
  1. 1

    To measure the performance or quality of (an item) relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner.

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