address

n//əˈdɹɛs//

adress, tal, adressera, förbereda, förbereda sig

  1. A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter. [from 17th c.]

  2. (computing) A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory. [from 1940s]

  3. (networking, Internet) A string of characters identifying a node or range of nodes on a network (especially the Internet), such as an e-mail address, IP address or URL. [from 1960s]

  4. The location of a property. [from 19th c.]

  5. An act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech, or a record of this. [from 17th c.]

  6. (transitive) To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.

  7. (transitive) To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.

  8. (transitive) To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to.

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