offset

/ɒfˈsɛt/ · noun

Meaning

Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
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.
(c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.
The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.
The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
(signal analysis) The displacement between the base level of a measurement and the signal's real base level.
To compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.
To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).

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