benchmark

parametro di riferimento

Criterio usato per valutare quanto sia buona una cosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: standard, yardstick

Espressioni comuni: set a benchmark, benchmark for something, industry benchmark

caposaldo

Segno fisso di altezza nota usato per misurare con precisione il terreno.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: survey mark

Espressioni comuni: survey benchmark, permanent benchmark, benchmark elevation

confrontare, valutare

Misurare quanto bene funziona qualcosa confrontandolo con un riferimento o con cose simili.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: benchmark something against something (We benchmark our service against leading competitors.)

Sinonimi: evaluate, compare

Espressioni comuni: benchmark performance, benchmark a system, benchmark against something