释义 |
address /ə-dresˈ/ transitive verb- To apply or devote (oneself; with to)
- To apply oneself to
- To direct
- To aim
- To direct one's words to or speak directly to
- To send
- To put a written or printed direction or indication of destination upon
- To woo (archaic)
- To arrange (obsolete)
- To prepare (obsolete)
- To take one's stance in preparation for striking (a golf ball)
- To dress (obsolete)
- To don (archaic)
intransitive verb- To direct one's words (towards) (Shakespeare)
- To prepare oneself (Shakespeare)
noun- Act or mode of addressing
- Deportment
- Adroitness
- Preparation, a move or incipient act (Milton)
- A formal communication in writing
- A speech
- A direction, eg of a letter or email
- A place to which letters, etc may be directed
- A place where a person, organization, etc may be found
- The place where a person lives
- A name, label or number that identifies the location of a stored item of data, etc (computing)
- A location within a computer's memory in which data is stored
- (in pl) attentions of the nature of courtship
ORIGIN: Fr adresser, from LL addirectiāre, from L ad to, and directum straight; see dress and direct addressabilˈity noun addressˈable adjective addressedˈ adjective - Aimed
- Directed
addresseeˈ noun The person to whom a letter, etc is addressed addressˈer or addressˈor noun Addressograph® /ə-dresˈō-gräf/ noun An obsolete machine for printing addresses automatically on envelopes, etc addrestˈ or addressedˈ adjective (obsolete) - Arrayed
- Equipped
- Set up (Spenser)
- Ready or prepared (Shakespeare)
address bar noun (computing) The area in a web browser which displays the address of the website being accessed address book noun - A notebook, usu with alphabetical thumb-index, in which names and addresses can be entered
- A facility on a computer, mobile phone, etc for storing details of email addresses, phone numbers, etc
address bus noun (computing) A pathway within the processor linking the memory address register to the memory, enabling it to determine where a read or write operation will take place |