Dictionary definition · address
noun
- (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
- the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
- the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience"he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
- the manner of speaking to another individual"he failed in his manner of address to the captain"
- a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
- written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
verb
- speak to"He addressed the crowd outside the window"
- give a speech to"The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
- put an address on (an envelope)
- direct a question at someone
- address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
- greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name"He always addresses me with ‘Sir’"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).