Definition of addres
1. address [ n ] (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
Used in print:(Hugh Kelly and Ted Ziehe, "Glossary Lookup Made Easy"...)
When an occurrence * * f is isolated during text reading , a random_memory address * * f , the address of a cell in the X-region , is computed from the form of * * f .
When an occurrence * * f is isolated during text reading , a random_memory address * * f , the address of a cell in the X-region , is computed from the form of * * f .
The address * * f and the number of cells required to store the form are written in * * f ; the information cell * * f is saved to represent the text occurrence .
When this situation exists , the address * * f will equal * * f which was produced from * * f .
The address * * f is stored in the cell * * f .
Synonyms address computer_address Related Terms code uniform_resource_locator computer_science2. address [ v ] speak to
Examples:
"He addressed the crowd outside the window"
(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)
The cyclist , a sufficiently commonplace young fellow , is not named but identified simply as `` Life '' - that and a license_number , which Piepsam uses in addressing him .
(Christopher Davis, First Family....)
When he was asked a question or addressed in such a way that some response was inescapable , he would answer ; if , as often happened , he had to repeat because he had spoken too softly , he would repeat his words in the same way , without emphasis or impatience , only a_little louder .
(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)
`` Well , I'm here at_last '' , she said , addressing the old portraits on the walls .
(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)
Or it might have been the absent nephews she addressed , consciously playing with the notion that this was one of the summers of their early years .
(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)
The doctor 's mind was working at a great speed ; he rose to put his greatcoat on and addressed Alex in a muted voice .
Synonyms speak_to address turn_to Related Terms communicate ask addressee3. address [ v ] give a speech to
Examples:
"The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)
The collective by which I address you in the title above is neither patronizing nor jocose but an exact industrial term in_use among professional thieves .
Synonyms speak address Related Terms harangue keynote blaze_away memorialise speak4. address [ n ] the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
Used in print:(Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)
`` Leave me your address .
(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)
Of_course I had_to give her Eileen 's address , but she never came_near us .
Synonyms address Related Terms geographic_point residence business_address street_address mailing_address5. address [ v ] put an address on (an envelope, for example)
Used in print:(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)
Another woman , addressing Christmas_cards , said to her husband : `` We sent them one last year but they did n't send us one , so they probably won't send us one this year because they 'll think we won't send them one because they did n't last year , do n't you think , or shall we '' ?
Synonyms address direct Related Terms label re-address misaddress instrument addressee6. address [ v ] greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
Examples:
"He always addresses me with `Sir'"
"Call me Mister"
"She calls him by first name"
(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)
At the inn , which was situated close to a broad weir , Byron was greeted by the landlord with obsequious deference and addressed as `` milord '' .
Synonyms address call Related Terms name name7. address [ n ] a formal spoken communication delivered to an audience
Examples:
"he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)
As a contemporary bonus , the set includes Carl_Sandburg 's address at a joint session of Congress , delivered on Lincoln 's birthday two years ago .
(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)
Elections have figured prominently in nearly every government program and official address since independence .
Synonyms speech address Related Terms speech_act sermon lecture inaugural_address impromptu allocution dithyramb dithyramb keynote_speech epilogue oratory litany public_speaking colloquium gettysburg_address introduction body conclusion8. address [ v ] direct a question at someone
Used in print:(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)
But fathers often addressed communications to their small children ; and these , full of homely advice , are among the most human and revealing of Civil_War letters .
Synonyms address Related Terms target addressee9. address [ n ] the manner of speaking to another individual
Examples:
"he failed in his manner of address to the captain"
(Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)
Philip_Spencer had cold-bloodedly planned the murder of his captain , yet it seemed in_order to chide him for a lapse of proper address .
Synonyms address Related Terms manner_of_speaking10. address [ v ] address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
Used in print:(Perry Miller "Theodore Parker: Apostasy within Liberalism"...)
Ezra_Stiles_Gannett , an honorable representative of the sanhedrin , addressed himself frankly to the issue in 1845 , insisting that Parker should not be persecuted or calumniated and that in_this republic no power to restrain him by force could exist .
Synonyms address Related Terms use11. address [ v ] adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
Synonyms address Related Terms align golf12. address [ v ] access or locate by address
Synonyms address Related Terms access computer_science13. address [ n ] the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball
Synonyms address Related Terms stance golf14. address [ v ] speak to someone
Synonyms accost come_up_to address Related Terms come greet approach addressee15. address [ n ] a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
Synonyms address Related Terms street_sign16. address [ v ] deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression
Examples:
"This book deals with incest"
"The course covered all of Western Civilization"
"The new book treats the history of China"
17. address [ n ] written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
Synonyms destination name_and_address address Related Terms direction return_address poste_restante letter zip_code18. address [ n ] social skill
Synonyms address savoir-faire Related Terms tactSimilar Spelling
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