off-side rule
The 'off-side rule' varies significantly between sports and programming, but it generally aims to ensure fairness and structure.
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Definition
B2Soccer
(technical, sports)A regulation preventing players from being closer to the opponent's goal than the ball and the second-last defender when the ball is played to them.
Example
- The striker was flagged for breaking the off-side rule just before he scored.
C1Programming
(technical)A convention where the indentation level of code lines defines the structure and scope of code blocks.
Example
- Python relies on the off-side rule to determine the grouping of statements.
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