offside rule

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Synonyms: off-side rule, off side rule

Antonyms: off-side rule, off side rule

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|various team|_|sports}} The rule determining whether a player is in an [[offside]] position; that is, an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc. <!-- most probably this is sum-of-parts, but if we are to include the other definitions then we really need this one too -->
2. {{lb|en|traffic engineering}} A system that gives [[right-of-way]] at an [[intersection]] to [[traffic]] approaching from the side on which one is not driving.
3. {{lb|en|programming}} In some [[programming language]]s, the [[convention]] by which the [[indentation]] of a [[line]] of [[source code]] affects its [[meaning]].

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