English to Italian Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering pressa punzonatrice

come sostantivo io tradurrei con compensazione ma come verbo ha lo stesso significato?. questo verbo mi assilla. non riesco a capire perfettamente a cosa si riferisce.
ecco alcuni esempi:
Riferito alla funzione di punzonatura di linee inclinate
"""
"" designates the following tool offsets
R(right) : Offsets the tool to the right of the straight line L when looking in the direction in which the tool will move.
L(left) : Offsets the tool to the left of the straight line L when looking in the direction in which the tool will move.
Z(zero) : Sets the tool directly on the straight line L, i.e., no offset is made.
(Coincidence of the pattern reference point with the tool center position)"
Riferito alla funzione di punzonatura point-to-point:
"With this command punching is done with a rectangular tool from a point arrived at by MOV/command of earlier block, up to a commanded point designated by the absolute coordinates (x2, y2) in a straight line, the tool is offset according to the () command to left, right or center of the line joining the start and end-points. The length and width of the tool are designated by (p) and (q) commands.
A micro-joint is automatically added at start and end points, if required by (J) command.
1) "" can be designated by one of the following:
R(right) : The tool is offset to the right side of the line joining the start and end points, looking in the direction of end point from start point.
L(left) : The tool is offset to the left side of the line joining the start and end points, looking in the direction of end point from start point.
Z(zero) : The tool is centered with-wise on the line joining the start and end points (zero offset)."


grazie mille