Dictionary Entry
offset
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ɒfˈsɛt/Word FrequencyCommon (5.18)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
In a Sentence
“Today's victory was an offset to yesterday's defeat.”
Published Usage Examples
“* @param integer $offset number of UTF-8 characters offset (from left) * @param integer $length (optional) length in UTF-8 characters from offset”
“; _offset: offset of the UInt from the start of the struct, in UInt size units”
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Origin
From Middle English 'to set off', with the sense of compensation developing later.
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Poetry examples for “offset”
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