A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
To give certain results in a benchmark test.
To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
A language that has a standard form as one of its varieties; a language that has undergone standardization.
A form of a language that is institutionally promoted, regarded as the most "correct" or neutral variety; used by a population for public and formal purposes.