Meaning of offset

[gchi...@gmail.com]

The word offset is often used during pointer arithmetic, but what does it exactly mean? Until now I am assuming displacement but I am not sure if that's it. A clarification would be appreciated

[Arrvindh Shriraman]

arithmetic difference between two integer values. If you consider each pointer as an unsigned int

offset = ptr2 - ptr1 is offset of ptr2 wrt to ptr1 i.e., ptr1 + offset  = ptr2

[gchi...@gmail.com]

Thanks, that clears it up