Offset (computer science)
Distance between start of object and a specific element in it / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In computer science, an offset within an array or other data structure object is an integer indicating the distance (displacement) between the beginning of the object and a given element or point, presumably within the same object.[1]: 100–103 The concept of a distance is valid only if all elements of the object are of the same size (typically given in bytes or words).
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For example, if A
is an array of characters containing "abcdef"
, the fourth element containing the character 'd'
has an offset of three from the start of A
.