| 1. | Grammar. the use of a term or name for the person spoken to, as in securing the attention of that person; use of a vocative form. |
| 2. | Computers. See under indirect address. |
| Main Entry: | direct address |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the specification of the location of data to be used as an operand, the computer memory address included as part of the instruction; cf. indirect address |
| Usage: | computing |