address

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. noun (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
  2. noun the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
  3. noun the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

Etymology

From Middle English adressen (“to raise erect, adorn”), from Old French adrecier (“to straighten, address”) (modern French adresser), from Proto-Romance *addīrēctiāre, from ad- (“to; towards”) + *dīrēctiāre (“to guide; to direct”), from Latin dīrēctus (“straight; right”), from dīrigō (“to lay straight; to direct”), itself from regō (“to govern, to rule”). Cognate with Spanish aderezar (“to garnish; dress (food); to add spices”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

computer address, reference

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