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benchmark: n. [techspeak] 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, the
SPECmark suite, and LINPACK. See also machoflops,
MIPS, smoke and mirrors.
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