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ad⋅dress

  [n. uh-dres, ad-res; v. uh-dres] noun, verb, -dressed or -drest, -dress⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the President's address on the state of the economy.
2. a direction as to the intended recipient, written on or attached to a piece of mail.
3. the place or the name of the place where a person, organization, or the like is located or may be reached: What is your address when you're in Des Moines?
4. manner of speaking to persons; personal bearing in conversation.
5. skillful and expeditious management; ready skill; dispatch: to handle a matter with address.
6. Computers. a label, as an integer, symbol, or other set of characters, designating a location, register, etc., where information is stored in computer memory.
7. Government. a request to the executive by the legislature to remove a judge for unfitness.
8. Usually, addresses. attentions paid by a suitor or lover; courtship.
9. (usually initial capital letter) the reply to the King's speech in the English Parliament.
10. Obsolete. preparation.
–verb (used with object)
11. to direct a speech or written statement to: to address an assembly.
12. to use a specified form or title in speaking or writing to: Address the President as “Mr. President.”
13. to direct to the attention: He addressed his remarks to the lawyers in the audience.
14. to apply in speech (used reflexively, usually fol. by to): He addressed himself to the leader.
15. to deal with or discuss: to address the issues.
16. to put the directions for delivery on: to address a letter.
17. Commerce. to consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.
18. to direct the energy or efforts of (usually fol. by to): He addressed himself to the task.
19. to direct (data) to a specified location in an electronic computer.
20. Golf. to take a stance and place the head of the club behind (the ball) preparatory to hitting it.
21. Obsolete. to woo; court.
22. Archaic. to give direction to; aim.
23. Obsolete. to prepare.
–verb (used without object) Obsolete.
24. to make an appeal.
25. to make preparations.
Origin:
1300–50; ME adressen to adorn < MF adresser. See a- 5 , dress

Related forms:
ad⋅dress⋅er, ad⋅dres⋅sor, noun

Synonyms:
1. discourse, lecture. See speech. 5. adroitness, cleverness, ingenuity, tact.
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ad·dress   (ə-drěs')   
tr.v.   ad·dressed, ad·dress·ing, ad·dress·es
  1. To speak to: addressed me in low tones.
  2. To make a formal speech to.
  3. To direct (a spoken or written message) to the attention of: address a protest to the faculty senate.
  4. To mark with a destination: address a letter.
    1. To direct the efforts or attention of (oneself): address oneself to a task.
    2. To deal with: addressed the issue of absenteeism.
  6. To dispatch or consign (a ship, for example) to an agent or factor.
  7. Sports To adjust and aim the club at (a golf ball) in preparing for a stroke.
n.  
  1. also (ād'rěs')
    1. A description of the location of a person or organization, as written or printed on mail as directions for delivery: wrote down the address on the envelope.
    2. The location at which a particular organization or person may be found or reached: went to her address but no one was home.
    3. A name or number used in information storage or retrieval that is assigned to a specific memory location.
    4. The memory location identified by this name or number.
    5. A name or a sequence of characters that designates an e-mail account or a specific site on the Internet or other network.
  2. also (ād'rěs') Computer Science
    1. A name or number used in information storage or retrieval that is assigned to a specific memory location.
    2. The memory location identified by this name or number.
    3. A name or a sequence of characters that designates an e-mail account or a specific site on the Internet or other network.
  3. A formal spoken or written communication.
  4. A formal speech.
  5. Courteous attentions. Often used in the plural.
  6. The manner or bearing of a person, especially in conversation.
  7. Skill, deftness, and grace in dealing with people or situations. See Synonyms at tact.
  8. The act of dispatching or consigning a ship, as to an agent or a factor.

[Middle English adressen, to direct, from Old French adresser, from Vulgar Latin *addīrēctiāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre, to straighten (from Latin dīrēctus, past participle of dīrigere, to direct; see direct).]
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Address

Ad*dress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Addressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Addressing.] [OE. adressen to raise erect, adorn, OF. adrecier, to straighten, address, F. adresser, fr. [`a] (L. ad) + OF. drecier, F. dresser, to straighten, arrange. See Dress, v.]

1. To aim; to direct. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

And this good knight his way with me addrest. --Spenser.

2. To prepare or make ready. [Obs.]

His foe was soon addressed. --Spenser.

Turnus addressed his men to single fight. --Dryden.

The five foolish virgins addressed themselves at the noise of the bridegroom's coming. --Jer. Taylor.

3. Reflexively: To prepare one's self; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.

These men addressed themselves to the task. --Macaulay.

4. To clothe or array; to dress. [Archaic]

Tecla . . . addressed herself in man's apparel. --Jewel.

5. To direct, as words (to any one or any thing); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any one, an audience).

The young hero had addressed his players to him for his assistance. --Dryden.

6. 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; to accost.

Are not your orders to address the senate? --Addison.

The representatives of the nation addressed the king. --Swift.

7. To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit; as, he addressed a letter.

8. To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.

9. (Com.) To consign or intrust to the care of another, as agent or factor; as, the ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore.

To address one's self to. (a) To prepare one's self for; to apply one's self to. (b) To direct one's speech or discourse to.

Address

Ad*dress"\, v. i. 1. To prepare one's self. [Obs.] "Let us address to tend on Hector's heels." --Shak.

2. To direct speech. [Obs.]

Young Turnus to the beauteous maid addrest. --Dryden.

Note: The intransitive uses come from the dropping out of the reflexive pronoun.

Address

Ad*dress\, n. [Cf. F. adresse. See Address, v. t.]

1. Act of preparing one's self. [Obs.] --Jer Taylor.

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. Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed.

5. Manner of speaking to another; delivery; as, a man of pleasing or insinuating address.

6. Attention in the way one's addresses to a lady. --Addison.

7. Skill; skillful management; dexterity; adroitness.

Syn: Speech; discourse; harangue; oration; petition; lecture; readiness; ingenuity; tact; adroitness.

Address

Ad*dress"\, v. t.

To address the ball (Golf), to take aim at the ball, adjusting the grip on the club, the attitude of the body, etc., to a convenient position. Adenoid \Ad"e*noid\, n. (Med.) A swelling produced by overgrowth of the adenoid tissue in the roof of the pharynx; -- usually in pl.
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Language Translation for : address
Spanish: poner la dirección, dirigir,
German: adressieren,
Japanese: 宛名を記す
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address  (v.)
c.1374, "to make straight," from O.Fr. adresser, from V.L. *addirectiare "make straight," from L. ad "to" + *directiare, from L. directus "straight, direct" (see direct). Meaning "to direct spoken words (too someone)" is from 1490; noun sense of "formal speech" is from 1751. Meaning in Eng. expanded 17c.-18c. to the notion of directing something, as a letter, "straight" to where somebody lives. "To send as a written message" is from 1636, which led to noun senses of "superscription of a letter" (1712) and "place of residence" (1888).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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address
1. e-mail address.
2. IP address.
3. MAC address.
4. 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.
(1997-07-01)

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