ออฟเซต(óf-sét)
Meanings
offset printing
a printing process in which an inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket and then to the printing surface; often called งานพิมพ์ออฟเซต
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offset (distance/amount)
a distance or amount by which something is displaced or out of alignment; also a balancing amount used to counter another quantity (engineering/graphics/finance)
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[to] offset; counterbalance (loan verb)
to reduce or balance the effect of something by applying an opposing amount or effect; used chiefly in technical or business contexts
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offset (computing index)
the numerical displacement from a base address or position in computing or data structures
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carbon offset; compensatory credit
a credit or action used to compensate for greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., คาร์บอนออฟเซต)
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Related Words
Similar Meaning
- [to] compensate [for sth]; make up for [sth]
- compensation; recompense
- [to] refute; rebut; disprove
- [to] offset; neutralize
- [to] counterbalance; check
- checks and balances; balancing mechanism
offset distance; staggered distance