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Dictionary definition · address

noun

  1. (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
  2. the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
  3. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience"he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
  4. the manner of speaking to another individual"he failed in his manner of address to the captain"
  5. a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
  6. written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location

verb

  1. speak to"He addressed the crowd outside the window"
  2. give a speech to"The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
  3. put an address on (an envelope)
  4. direct a question at someone
  5. address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
  6. greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name"He always addresses me with ‘Sir’"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).