offset
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Etymology[edit]
From off- + set, used to construct the noun form of the verb to set off.
Noun[edit]
offset (plural offsets)
- (anchor, 1)Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
- Today's victory was an offset to yesterday's defeat.
- (anchor, 2)(international trade) A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
- (anchor, 3, obsolete, c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.
- (anchor, 4)A printing method, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.
- (anchor, 5, programming) The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
- An array of bytes uses its index as the offset, of words a multiple thereof.
- (anchor, 6)The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
- There is a small offset between the switch and the indicator which some users found confusing.
Translations[edit]
compensating equivalent
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countertrade arrangement
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time at which something begins
offset printing
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difference in memory addresses
distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another
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Verb[edit]
offset (third-person singular simple present offsets, present participle offsetting, simple past and past participle offset or offsetted)
- To compensate for something.
- I'll offset the time difference locally.
- to offset one charge against another
- To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).
Translations[edit]
to compensate for something
