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As a noun, cutoff means the point at which something terminates or to which it is limited. As an adjective, it means constituting a limit or ending.
Meanings of cutoff
13 meaningsnoun
The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
medicineA cutoff point (cutoff value, threshold value, cutpoint): the amount set by an operational definition as the transition point between states in a discretization or dichotomization.
A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut.
A device that stops the flow of a current.
A device for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder (see quotation at cut-off).
A cessation in a flow or activity.
pokerThe player who acts directly before the player on the button pre-flop.
fashionchiefly in the pluralShorts made by cutting off the legs from trousers.
journalismA horizontal line separating sections of the page.
A designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated
adjective
Constituting a limit or ending.
psychologymedicineDesignating a score or value demarcating the presence (or absence) of a disease, condition, or similar.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).