offset time
"Offset time" can refer to different concepts in telecommunications and time management, indicating a delay, difference, or adjustment in time relative to a reference point.
Definition
C1Telecommunications
(technical)The interval between the burst header and the control packet in optical burst switching.
Example
- The offset time in optical burst switching ensures that resources are allocated before the data burst arrives.
B2Time Zones
(technical)The difference in hours and minutes between Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and local time.
Example
- New York has an offset time of -05:00 during Eastern Standard Time.
C1Programming
(technical)The time zone offset used to handle date and time ambiguities, such as during daylight saving transitions.
Example
- When parsing date strings, the offset time helps to correctly interpret the local time.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "offset time":
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