address
add·ress
noun
the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
verb
Origin
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”).
Phrases
- absolute address
- accommodation address
- address assignment
- address bar
- address book
- address bus
- address line
- address me
- address me 🐘
- address message
- address the ball
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