On Jul 8, 7:12*pm, John Rumm wrote:

i.e. rope belayed to the ground, with the last anchor at 8m, and the
climber falling from 2m above the last anchor, would count as a 2m fall
on 10m of rope rather than 2 on 2?

Yes. It's about how much of the rope can stretch to absorb the fall,
and as it's not fixed at the anchor, just running through a carabiner,
all of the rope can stretch, not just the bit by the clip.

Neil