For Offset we have terms and definitions in 16 topics. The topics are Accounting, Books, Cad, Castle Terminology, Child Support, Finance, Gardening, Golf, Ham Radio, Newspaper Design, Paper, SCSI, Stamps, Technology, Tires and Waterjet.

Offset (Accounting)

is: a. In bankingthe deduction by a debtor from a claim or demand of a debt or obligation. Such an offset is based upon a counterclaim against the party making the original claim. Example: Seller makes a claim or files a lawsuit asking for $20,000 from Debtor as the final payment in purchase of a restaurant; as part of his defense Debtor claims an offset of $10,000 for alleged funds owed by Seller for repairs Debtor made on property owned by Sellerthus reducing the claim of Seller to $10,000; b. in accountingthe amount equaling or counterbalancing another amount on the opposite side of the same ledger or the ledger of another account; c. in securitiesthe elimination of a long or short position by making an opposite transaction. See also OFFSET ACCOUNT.

Offset (Books)

The transfer of ink from one page to another, either as a printed page or an engraving.

Offset (Cad)

A displacement in the axial direction of the tool equal to the difference
between the actual tool length and the programmed tool length.

Offset (Castle Terminology)

slope or ledge on a wall or buttress where the upper face is set back.

Offset (Child Support)

Amount of money intercepted from a parent's State or Federal income tax refund, or from an administrative payment such as Federal retirement benefits, in order to satisfy a child support debt.

Offset (Finance)

Elimination of a long or short position by making an opposite transaction. Related: Liquidation.

Offset (Gardening)

A young plantlet which appears on a mature plant. An offset can generally be detached and used for propagation.

Offset (Golf)

A measure of the distance between the leading edge of the hosel and the leading edge of the clubface. (The added offset on his new irons helped reduce his slicing).

Offset (Ham Radio)

(Repeater Term) In order to listen and transmit at the same time, repeaters use two different frequencies. On the 2 metre ham band these frequencies are 600 kilocycles/second (or 600 kilohertz) apart. As a general rule, if the output frequency (transmit) of the repeater is below 147 Mhz then the input frequency (listening) is 600 kilohertz lower. This is referred to as a negative offset. If the output is above 147 Mhz then the input is 600 kilohertz above. This is referred to as a positive offset.

Offset (Newspaper Design)

A printing process, used by most newspapers, where the image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then printed on paper.

Offset (Paper)

See set-off. In printing, the process of using an intermediate blanket cylinder to transfer an image from the image carrier to the substrate. Short for offset lithography.

Offset (SCSI)

A feature of synchronous SCSI that allows a target to issue multiple REQ signals before receiving ACK signals back from the initiator. Offset defines the number of pending REQ signals that may be issued by the target before receiving corresponding ACK signals from the initiator. This alleviates the asynchronous SCSI problem of large decreases in data throughput with long SCSI cables and allows the data rates associated with SCSI-2 and SCSI-3. Offset may be any number but is usually 8 or 16.

Offset (Stamps)

1) A printing process that transfers an inked image from a plate to a roller. The roller than applies the ink to paper; 2) The transfer of part of a stamp design or an overprint from one sheet to the back of another, before the ink has dried (also called set off). Such impressions are in reverse. They are different than stamps printed on both sides.

Offset (Technology)

In relative addressing methods, a number that tells how far from a starting point a particular item is located. See also relative address.

Offset (Tires)

See 'RIM & WHEEL TERMS'.

Offset (Waterjet)

See Tool Offset

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