benchmarking
noun[U]
uk/ˈbentʃˌmɑː.kɪŋ/us/ˈbentʃˌmɑːr.kɪŋ/theactofmeasuringthequalityof something bycomparingit with somethingelseof anacceptedstandard:
rigorousbenchmarking ofresearchperformance
a benchmarkingsystemtohelpconsumers
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benchmark
- Thecompanynowappliesbenchmarkingacrossitsentireoperationaspartof atotalqualitymanagementprocess.
- Until benchmarking wasintroduced, it was mucheasiertoattractpeopleout of thepublicsectorbecause themoneywassignificantlydifferent atseniorexecutivelevel.
- Hospitals usingourbenchmarkingtoolsareworkingtoachievetargetsin a verychallengingenvironment.
Comparing and contrasting
- analogy
- antithesis
- apple
- as againstidiom
- balance
- balancesomethingagainstsomething
- comparative
- competitively
- contradistinction
- contrast
- contrastive
- cross-reference
- gold standard
- measure
- perspective
- relative
- relatively
- relativist
- self-differentiation
- stack up
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