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'''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.
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