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off fluid

12:55 Jan 14, 2019
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automation & Robotics / válvula de medição de injeção química
English term or phrase: off fluid
Up to eight off fluids can be stored in the control system. This variable allows for selecting which of the eight fluids to operate.
Jaqueline Rodrigues Vieira


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4eight seperate fluids
airmailrpl
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It just means eight fluids.
philgoddard

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eight off fluids
eight seperate fluids


Explanation:
eight off fluids => eight seperate fluids

This is a usage that is mainly British. The OED (it's not in the Concise online) defines it thus: "Used with a preceding numeral to represent a quantity in production or manufacture, or an item or number of items so produced. Usu. as one off"

"One-off" is the usage you will be most familiar with, often meaning "one of a kind" or custom made.

It tends to be more common in the trades (plumbing, engineering supplies, etc) and manufacturing and will be seen on invoices, orders etc. I don't think it's as common as it used to be, though.
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/one-off-three-off-ni...

airmailrpl
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8 mins
Reference: It just means eight fluids.

Reference information:
This previous question explains it well, though I'm not sure I'd say "of the same kind". It means units or number, and is redundant. http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english/petroleum-eng-sci/5826154-...

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English

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neutral  B D Finch: It might mean that, if it's eight-off fluids and and not eight off-fluids.
10 mins
  -> True. Shame hyphens have gone out of fashion!
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