benchmarks

Points of reference for a particular task or job. Or indicators of how well someone is doing.

Based on the days when engineers tested equipment for various vehicles on benches, and had marked the bench with reference points to show how well the device performed.

The basic benchmarks here in this job include that you perform at least 90% of the tasks in each working day, and clear at least 50% of anything left from the day before.

by D F STuckey March 23, 2004

benchmarks

Those suspicious white stains that you see on park benches after one of the_real_thraxz's busy nights on the town.

Jim: Good game lads, now let's sit on this bench to have a drink and cool down.
Jake: Eugh, what's that suggestive white fluid on it?
Jack: I think Thraxz's been doin' t'milk rounds for a bit of extra cash.

by A friend March 19, 2004

benchmarks

standard of quality

Supervisor: OK Team, when we manufacture these widgets, we need to have no more than 2% rejected by Quality Control. That's the benchmark. OK?

by Bill - An Australian in Malaysia March 18, 2004

benchmarks

In basic computer lingo it means identifying/measuring your various computer components power. Graphics cards are a popular example of a piece of hardware often benchmarked. You can enhance you computers score and performance also by overclocking your system. Or getting a friend who's a techie to overclock it for you.

I benchmarked my new ATI Radeon 9800 XT and it's score was awe inspiring. I then realized I'd overclocked it way too high and damaged my new $300 piece of hardware.

by fizzlephox March 19, 2004

benchmarks

a mark on a bench. the woods.

I was 'ere. 'ere I was. I was 'ere. 'ere I was.

by smiffy February 18, 2005

Benchmarked

1. To be injured in a single, obviously painful, incident.
2. To have failed to an extreme degree (cf pwned), often used as an exclamation.

Upon seeing a wrestling move go painfully awry
"Oh my God, he totally benchmarked him."

"I asked her out but she just slapped me"
"Benchmarked!"

by d_to_the_m_an December 18, 2009

Butch Benchmark

The level obtained in examinations and tests by the big, dumb kid in the class and thus the minimum level every other respectable candidate should obtain.

'I did so bad in that test, I didn't even clear the butch benchmark'

by mynameischuck March 19, 2009