benchmarking

[ bench-mahr-king ]

noun
  1. the act or practice of measuring something against a standard, or of testing it in order to develop such a standard: The system measures nursing outcomes on a numerical scale, facilitating the benchmarking of nursing practices across facilities and jurisdictions.

Origin of benchmarking

1
First recorded in 1965–70; benchmark + -ing1

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