Runoff
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Run-off or runoff may refer to:
- Surface runoffSurface runoffSurface runoff is the water flow that occurs when soil is infiltrated to full capacity and excess water from rain, meltwater, or other sources flows over the land. This is a major component of the water cycle. Runoff that occurs on surfaces before reaching a channel is also called a nonpoint source...
, the flow of water, from rain, snow melt, or other sources, over land - Runoff model (reservoir)Runoff model (reservoir)A runoff model is a mathematical model describing the rainfall - runoff relations of a rainfall catchment area, drainage basin or watershed. More precisely, it produces the surface runoff hydrograph as a response to a rainfall hydrograph as input...
, a mathematical model describing the rainfall-runoff relations of a rainfall catchment area or watershed - Bleed (printing)Bleed (printing)Bleed is a printing term that refers to printing that goes beyond the edge of the sheet after trimming. The bleed is the part on the side of a document that gives the printer a small amount of space to account for movement of the paper, and design inconsistencies...
, printing that goes beyond the edge of the sheet after trimming - Two-round systemTwo-round systemThe two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner where the voter casts a single vote for their chosen candidate...
or runoff voting, a voting system used to elect a single winner, whereby only two candidates from the first round continue to the second round - Instant-runoff votingInstant-runoff votingInstant-runoff voting , also known as preferential voting, the alternative vote and ranked choice voting, is a voting system used to elect one winner. Voters rank candidates in order of preference, and their ballots are counted as one vote for their first choice candidate. If a candidate secures a...
, an electoral system in which voters rank the candidates in order of preference - RUNOFFRUNOFFRUNOFF was the first computer text formatting program to see significant use. It was written in 1964 for the CTSS operating system by Jerome H. Saltzer in MAD assembler....
, the first computer type-setting program, running on the CTSS operating system - runoff (program)Runoff (program)runoff was the text formatting program on the Multics operating system.It was a descendant of the RUNOFF type-setting program from CTSS and was originally written by Jerome H. Saltzer...
, the type-setting program on the Multics operating system - Professional Indemnity Run Off, which is a form of professional indemnity insurance policy which covers insureds who are no longer Trading, but still require the Insurance against work they had previously carried out. Policies are usually maintained at least 6 years from ceasing trading; but often longer.