Noun

Singular address

Plural addresses

address (plural addresses)

1. Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed.
2. Act of addressing one's self to a person; verbal application.
3. A formal communication, either written or spoken; a discourse; a speech; a formal application to any one; a petition; a formal statement on some subject or special occasion; as, an address of thanks, an address to the voters.
4. Manner of speaking to another; delivery; as, a man of pleasing or insinuating address.
5. Attention in the way one's addresses to a lady. Joseph Addison.
6. Skill; skillful management; dexterity; adroitness.
7. (obsolete) Act of preparing one's self.
8. street location.
9. (computing) A location in computer memory.
10. (Internet) An Internet address; URL.

Synonyms

• speech
• discourse
• harangue
• oration
• petition
• lecture
• readiness
• ingenuity
• tact
• adroitness

Address may refer to:

• Address (geography), a code and abstract concept expressing a location on the Earth's surface (include also Postal address)
• A speech (public address)
• Style (manner of address), honorifics
• In computing and telecommunication:
  • An e-mail address, which identifies an Internet location that can receive e-mail
  • A network address, the coded representation of the source or destination of a message (e.g. MAC addresses or IP addresses).
  • A memory address, a unique identifier for a memory location at which a computer can write, read, or execute the contents.
  • More generally, a physical address in some storage device or computing system.
  • The part of a selection signal that indicates the destination of a call