Benchmark 4498 224505873 2008-07-09T04:03:21Z Fabartus 281293 geology benchmarks {{wiktionarypar|benchmark}} '''Benchmark''' may refer to: *[[Benchmark (surveying)]], a point of reference for a measurement *[[Benchmark (crude oil)]], a reference for and discussion of cost and/or pricing of petroleum, such as Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate in terms of benchmarks based on classification differences. *[[Benchmark (computing)]], the result of running a computer program, or a set of programs, in order to assess the relative performance of an object by running a number of standard tests and trials against it *[[Benchmarking (geolocating)]], a sport similar to geocaching in which participants individually go out and find benchmarks *[[Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point|Benchmarks (geology)]], signposts in the [[geologic record]] known as Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Points ([[Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point|GSSP]]) and also [[Global Standard Stratigraphic Age]]s (GSSA). *[[Benchmarking]], the process used in management in which organizations evaluate various aspects of their processes in relation to the best practice, usually within their own sector *[[Benchmark Capital]], a venture capital firm behind various startups, such as (and including) eBay. The term ''benchmark'' originates from the chiseled horizontal marks that surveyors made, into which an angle-iron could be placed to bracket ("bench") a levelling rod, thus ensuring that the levelling rod can be repositioned in exactly the same place in the future. {{disambig}} [[de:Benchmark]] [[fr:Benchmark]] [[ko:벤치마크]] [[it:Benchmark]] [[ja:ベンチマーク]] [[nl:Benchmark]] [[pl:Benchmark]]