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An advantage or improvement that necessitates the corresponding loss or degradation of something else.
Improved graphics at the expense of battery life was a tradeoff the designers were willing to make.
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Tradeoff — Trade off, Trade off Trade off, n. 1. the exchange of one thing (object, right, opportunity) for another of approximately equal value, so as to seal a bargain, or effect a compromise. [PJC] 2. the giving up of one desired objective in order to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tradeoff — (n.) also trade off, sacrifice of one benefit for another, 1959, from verbal phrase to trade off; see TRADE (Cf. trade) + OFF (Cf. off) … Etymology dictionary
tradeoff — noun an exchange that occurs as a compromise I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine • Syn: ↑trade off • Hypernyms: ↑exchange, ↑interchange … Useful english dictionary
Tradeoff — Der englische Begriff Trade off (deutsch: Abwägung, Abtausch, Kompromiss, Ausgleich; von „to trade off“, tauschen) wird im Deutschen unterschiedlich verwendet. Im Allgemeinen beschreibt der Begriff das Abwägen zwischen zwei gegenläufig… … Deutsch Wikipedia
tradeoff — trade·off or trade off (trādʹôf , ŏf ) n. An exchange of one thing in return for another, especially relinquishment of one benefit or advantage for another regarded as more desirable: “a fundamental trade off between capitalist prosperity and… … Universalium
tradeoff — see trade off … English dictionary
tradeoff — n. tossup, barter … English contemporary dictionary
Space-time tradeoff — In computer science, a space time or time memory tradeoff is a situation where the memory use can be reduced at the cost of slower program execution, or vice versa, the computation time can be reduced at the cost of increased memory use. As the… … Wikipedia
Equity-Efficiency Tradeoff — An economic situation in which there is a perceived tradeoff between the equity and efficiency of a given economy. This tradeoff is commonly viewed within the context of the production possibility frontier, where any additional gains in… … Investment dictionary
Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method — In software engineering, Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) is a risk mitigation process used early in the software development life cycle.ATAM was developed by the Software Engineering Institute at the Carnegie Mellon University. Its… … Wikipedia
