benchmark

referencia, punto de referencia

Criterio que sirve para valorar lo bueno que es algo.

En inglés sencillo: A standard used to judge how good something is.

• This score is our benchmark.
• Their products became a benchmark for quality.
• We compared our results with industry benchmarks.

Cómo se usa: benchmark for something (This hotel sets a benchmark for excellent service.); benchmark against which… (The test provides a benchmark against which we can measure progress.)

Sinónimos: standard, yardstick

Expresiones frecuentes: set a benchmark, benchmark for something, industry benchmark

marca de nivelación

Marca fija cuya altura conocida sirve para medir terrenos con precisión.

En inglés sencillo: A fixed mark whose known height helps people measure land accurately.

• The surveyor located the benchmark.
• A brass benchmark was fixed to the stone wall.
• The map shows several benchmarks with their elevations.

Sinónimos: survey mark

Expresiones frecuentes: survey benchmark, permanent benchmark, benchmark elevation

comparar, evaluar

Medir qué tan bien funciona algo comparándolo con una referencia o con cosas similares.

En inglés sencillo: To measure how well something works by comparing it with a standard or similar things.

• We benchmark each new computer.
• They benchmarked their costs against similar companies.
• The team is benchmarking the software before its release.

Cómo se usa: benchmark something against something (We benchmark our service against leading competitors.)

Sinónimos: evaluate, compare

Expresiones frecuentes: benchmark performance, benchmark a system, benchmark against something