byteoffset
nounUK /ˈbaɪt ˌɒf.sɛt/
US /ˈbaɪt ˌɔf.sɛt/
A byte offset is a number that tells you how many bytes to skip from the start to reach a certain spot.
The program reads the file starting at a byte offset of 1024.
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2. In file systems, the distance in bytes from the beginning of a file to a specific data location.
The header is stored at byte offset zero.
3. In networking, the position of a byte within a packet or stream, counted from the first byte.
The checksum field begins at byte offset 16 in the header.
4. In programming, an integer value used to locate data inside a byte array or buffer.
She used a byte offset to slice the buffer correctly.