Off is an English term whose meaning is "off" or "outside", in the literal translation into Portuguese.
It is a universal term widely used in electronic devices to indicate whether they are turned on (on) or off (Off).
Off is used as an abbreviation for offline, with the sense of something or someone not being connected to the internet, that is, not being available for conversations, interactions or exchange of information.
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Off can take on multiple meanings when used in conjunction with other terms. For example: call off means “cancel an appointment”; take off it is usually used in the sense of “going away”; day off means “day off”; playoff designates the “final stage” of a tournament; and off side means the “offside” in football.
off the record
Off is popularly used also for convey the idea of confidential information.
For example: "I'll tell you off-screen...".
The abbreviation comes from “off the record”, expression that can be translated by “not recorded”
, a phrase widely used in journalistic circles to designate an informal conversation between the journalist and the interviewee.trade-off
In economic language, trade-off is a term used to designate a choice conflict, when one variable is sometimes abdicated to obtain another.
The classic example of trade-off it's between guns and butter: the more you spend on guns, the less you can spend on butter, but investment in guns is needed to protect butter production.
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