Definitionen
1.NounThe act or principle of compensating.
2.NounSomething which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.
3.NounThe extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.
4.NounA recompense or reward for service.
5.NounAn equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.
6.NounThe relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems, the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose.
7.NounThe ability of one part of the brain to overfunction in order to take over the function of a damaged part (e.g. following a stroke).