ALL meanings of address
ad·dress
A a - countable noun address Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work. 3
- verb address If a letter, envelope, or parcel is addressed to you, your name and address have been written on it. 3
- countable noun address The address of a website is its location on the Internet, for example http://www.collinslanguage.com. 3
- countable noun address The address of a cell on a computer spreadsheet refers to the particular row and column number where it is located, for example 'C2' or 'N63'. 3
- verb address If you address a group of people, you give a speech to them. 3
- verb address Address is also a noun. 3
- verb address If you address someone or address a remark to them, you say something to them. 3
- verb address If you address someone by a name or a title such as 'sir', you call them that name or title when you talk or write to them. 3
- verb address If you address a problem or task or if you address yourself to it, you try to understand it or deal with it. 3
- noun address the conventional form by which the location of a building is described 3
- noun address the written form of this, as on a letter or parcel, preceded by the name of the person or organization for whom it is intended 3
- noun address the place at which someone lives 3
- noun address a speech or written communication, esp one of a formal nature 3
- noun address skilfulness or tact 3
- noun address manner or style of speaking or conversation 3
- noun address a number giving the location of a piece of stored information 3
- noun address a statement of the opinions or wishes of either or both Houses of Parliament that is sent to the sovereign 3
- noun address the alignment or position of a part, component, etc, that permits correct assembly or fitting 3
- noun address expressions of affection made by a man in courting a woman 3
- verb address to mark (a letter, parcel, etc) with an address 3
- verb address to speak to, refer to in speaking, or deliver a speech to 3
- verb address to speak or write to 3
- verb address to apply oneself to 3
- verb address to direct (a message, warning, etc) to the attention of 3
- verb address to consign or entrust (a ship or a ship's cargo) to a factor, merchant, etc 3
- verb address to adopt a position facing (the ball in golf, a partner in a dance, the target in archery, etc) 3
- verb address to treat of; deal with 3
- verb transitive address to direct (spoken or written words) to someone 3
- verb transitive address to speak to or write to [to address an audience] 3
- verb transitive address to write the destination on (a letter or parcel) 3
- verb transitive address to use a proper form in speaking to 3
- verb transitive address to apply (oneself) or direct (one's energies) 3
- verb transitive address to deal or cope with; handle (problems, issues, etc.) 3
- verb transitive address to take a stance beside and prepare to hit (a golf ball) 3
- verb transitive address to take a stance before (a target in archery) 3
- verb transitive address to store (data) in, or retrieve it from, a specific location in memory 3
- verb transitive address to make ready; prepare 3
- noun address a written or spoken speech, esp. a formal one 3
- noun address the place to which mail, etc. can be sent to someone; place where someone lives or works 3
- noun address the writing on an envelope, parcel, etc. showing its destination 3
- noun address skill and tact in handling situations 3
- noun address conversational manner 3
- noun address attentions paid in courting or wooing 3
- noun address a number or other code identifying the specific location of stored data in memory or a storage device 3
- noun address a string of keyboard characters serving as an assigned name or designation, as for a network mailbox, a Web site, etc. 3
- noun address In any digital memory, the address tells you exactly where each piece of digital information is located. 3
- noun address Write the name and address of the intended recipient on (an envelope, letter, or package). 1
- noun Definition of address in Technology 1. (networking) e-mail address. 2. (networking) IP address. 3. (networking) MAC address. 4. (storage, programming) An unsigned integer used to select one fundamental element of storage, usually known as a word from a computer's main memory or other storage device. The CPU outputs addresses on its address bus which may be connected to an address decoder, cache controller, memory management unit, and other devices. While from a hardware point of view an address is indeed an integer most strongly typed programming languages disallow mixing integers and addresses, and indeed addresses of different data types. This is a fine example for syntactic salt: the compiler could work without it but makes writing bad programs more difficult. 1
- noun address a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy. 1
- noun address a direction as to the intended recipient, written on or attached to a piece of mail. 1