marking
     n 1: a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the
          sheep" [syn: {marker}, {mark}]
     2: a pattern of marks
     3: evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score;
        "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he
        had to do" [syn: {grading}, {scoring}]
     4: the act of making a visible mark on a surface
Source: WordNet® 2.0