Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
3 off
English answer:
three-off means three of the same kind
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Jack Doughty
Apr 14, 2015 09:45
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English term
off
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In the sentence:
"Offshore supervision during the installation and completion of 3 off horizontal subsea trees"
what does "off" mean?
Thank you in advance.
Kind regards,
Pedro
"Offshore supervision during the installation and completion of 3 off horizontal subsea trees"
what does "off" mean?
Thank you in advance.
Kind regards,
Pedro
Responses
| 4 +1 | three-off means three of the same kind |
Jack Doughty
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| 3 | not |
Jean-Claude Gouin
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Apr 19, 2015 22:02: Jack Doughty Created KOG entry
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Jack Doughty
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three-off means three of the same kind
One-off, two-off, three-off etc. is a way of referring to the numbers of items in lists, e.g. inventories.
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much for your extremely helpful input. This makes perfect sense. It seems that the term "off" is often used to indicate the quantity of items, even if the quantity is 1. I will wait for the feedback from the client before selecting the most helpful answer. |
| Feedback from the client: Off in the context below is the number of items in question. Thank you very much, Jack. |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Victoria Britten
: Could be... though the "off" would in that case be unnecessary
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It seems unnecessary to me too, but I have seen it regularly used in this way.
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Simon Mac
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Тhank you.
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Comment: "Thank you very much for your help, it was extremely useful."
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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not
not on the shore, but offshore ...
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Victoria Britten
: I suspect Asker is wondering about "off horizontal". (My technical knowledge doesn't stretch to understanding what that might mean in the case of a subsea tree...)
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