Given:

Required:
We need to find the number of units the function y = |x| - 2 is translated from the parent function.
Step-by-step explanation:
The parent function is

Subtracting a number from the whole function is shifting the function down from the origin.

Subtract 2 from the given, we get

So the function Shifted 2 units downwards from the origin
Final answer:
Shifted 2 units downwards from the origin