memoryoffset

noun

UK /ˈmɛməri ˈɒfsɛt/

US /ˈmɛməri ˈɔːfsɛt/

A memory offset is a number that tells you how far something is from the start of a computer's memory.

The program uses a memory offset to find the player's score in the game's data.

SYNONYMS

address offset byte offset relative address displacement index offset

RELATED WORDS

pointer memory address base address buffer index

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In programming, a value added to a base address to locate a specific piece of data.

The array element is reached by adding a memory offset to the array's starting address.

3. A distance in bytes between two locations in computer memory.

The debugger showed a memory offset of 16 bytes between the two variables.

4. A shift applied when reading a file or data stream from a certain position.

The reader skipped the header by starting at a memory offset of 128.