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• setback — index adversity, casualty, damper (depressant), debacle, decline, defeat, delay, disadvantage …   Law dictionary

• Building automation — can also refer to Build automation, the practice of programmatically compiling software programs. A Building Automation System (BAS) is an example of a Distributed control system. Building automation describes the functionality provided by the… …   Wikipedia

• setback — (n.) 1670s, reversal, check to progress, from SET (Cf. set) (v.) + BACK (Cf. back) (adv.). Meaning space between a building and a property line is from 1916. To set (someone) back cost is from 1900 …   Etymology dictionary

• setback — [set′bak΄] n. 1. a reversal, check, or interruption in progress; relapse; upset 2. an upper part of a wall or building set back to form a steplike section 3. PITCH2 (n. 8) …   English World dictionary

• Setback (architecture) — A setback, sometimes called step back, is a step like recession in a wall. Setbacks were initially used for structural reasons, but now are often mandated by land use codes.HistorySetbacks were used by ancient builders to increase the height of… …   Wikipedia

• setback — /set bak /, n. 1. a check to progress; a reverse or defeat: The new law was a setback. 2. Archit. a recession of the upper part of a building from the building line, as to lighten the structure or to permit a desired amount of light and air to… …   Universalium

• Setback (land use) — This article is about minimum distances between buildings and the lot line. For regulations regarding step like recessions in walls, which accomplish many of the same goals, see Setback (architecture).In land use, a setback is the distance which… …   Wikipedia

• setback — noun Date: 1674 1. a checking of progress 2. defeat, reverse 3. pitch IV,7 4. a placing of a face of a building on a line some distance to the rear of the building line or of the wall below; also the area produced by a setback 5. automatic… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• setback — A distance from a curb, property line, or structure, within which building is prohibited. Setback requirements are normally provided for by ordinances or building codes. Provision in zoning ordinance regulating the distance from the lot line to… …   Black's law dictionary

• Building Energy Simulation Test — The Building Energy Simulation Test ( BESTEST ) is a project is a project developed by the International Energy Agency for practical implementation procedure and data for an overall IEA validation methodology which has been under development by… …   Wikipedia

• setback — set•back [[t]ˈsɛtˌbæk[/t]] n. 1) a check to progress; a reverse or defeat 2) bui archit. a recession of the upper part of a building from the building line 3) an act or instance of setting back • Etymology: 1665–75 …   From formal English to slang