benchmark
[techspeak] n. An inaccurate measure of computer
performance. "In the computer industry, there are three kinds of
lies lies, damn lies, and benchmarks." Well-known ones include
Whetstone, Dhrystone, Rhealstone (see
h), the Gabriel LISP
benchmarks (see
gabriel), the SPECmark suite, and LINPACK. See
also
machoflops,
MIPS,
smoke and mirrors.
