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| n. (communication) | 1. address, computer address, reference | (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ computer code, code | (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions. |
| ~ parameter, argument | (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program. |
| ~ uniform resource locator, universal resource locator, url | the address of a web page on the world wide web. |
| n. (location) | 2. address | the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with. |
| ~ mailing address | the address where a person or organization can be communicated with. |
| ~ street address | the address where a person or organization can be found. |
| ~ abode, residence | any address at which you dwell more than temporarily.; "a person can have several residences" |
| ~ business address | the address at which a business is located. |
| ~ geographic point, geographical point | a point on the surface of the Earth. |
| n. (communication) | 3. address, speech | the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience.; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" |
| ~ body | the central message of a communication.; "the body of the message was short" |
| ~ introduction | the first section of a communication. |
| ~ close, closing, ending, conclusion, end | the last section of a communication.; "in conclusion I want to say..." |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| ~ allocution | (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts. |
| ~ colloquium | an address to an academic meeting or seminar. |
| ~ dithyramb | a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing. |
| ~ gettysburg address | a three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863). |
| ~ impromptu | an extemporaneous speech or remark.; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated" |
| ~ inaugural, inaugural address | an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president). |
| ~ lecture, public lecture, talk | a speech that is open to the public.; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications" |
| ~ litany | any long and tedious address or recital.; "the patient recited a litany of complaints"; "a litany of failures" |
| ~ oratory | addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous).; "he loved the sound of his own oratory" |
| ~ oral presentation, public speaking, speechmaking, speaking | delivering an address to a public audience.; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" |
| ~ preaching, sermon, discourse | an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service). |
| n. (communication) | 4. address | the manner of speaking to another individual.; "he failed in his manner of address to the captain" |
| ~ manner of speaking, delivery, speech | your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally.; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech" |
| n. (communication) | 5. address | a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described. |
| ~ street sign | a sign visible from the street. |
| n. (communication) | 6. address, destination, name and address | written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location. |
| ~ postal code, postcode, zip code, zip | a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail. |
| ~ letter, missive | a written message addressed to a person or organization.; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" |
| ~ instruction, direction | a message describing how something is to be done.; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" |
| ~ return address | the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered. |
| n. (attribute) | 7. address | the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball. |
| ~ golf, golf game | a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes. |
| ~ stance | standing posture. |
| n. (attribute) | 8. address, savoir-faire | social skill. |
| ~ tact, tactfulness | consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense. |
| v. (communication) | 9. address, turn to | speak to.; "He addressed the crowd outside the window" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ ask | address a question to and expect an answer from.; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother" |
| ~ address, call | greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name.; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name" |
| v. (communication) | 10. address, speak | give a speech to.; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees" |
| ~ blaze away | speak with fire and passion.; "He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate" |
| ~ memorialise, memorialize | address in a memorial.; "The President memorialized the heroes of the battle" |
| ~ keynote | give the keynote address to (an audience). |
| ~ speak, talk | use language.; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" |
| ~ harangue | deliver a harangue to; address forcefully. |
| v. (communication) | 11. address, direct | put an address on (an envelope). |
| ~ misaddress, misdirect | put a wrong address on.; "misdirect the letter" |
| ~ instrument | address a legal document to. |
| ~ re-address | put a new address on (an envelope), as for forwarding. |
| ~ label | assign a label to; designate with a label.; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'" |
| v. (competition) | 12. address | direct a question at someone. |
| ~ target, direct, aim, place, point | intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" |
| v. (consumption) | 13. address | address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question. |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| v. (social) | 14. address, call | greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name.; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name" |
| ~ address, turn to | speak to.; "He addressed the crowd outside the window" |
| ~ call, name | assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to.; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" |
| v. (possession) | 15. address | access or locate by address. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ access | obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer. |
| v. (communication) | 16. address, cover, deal, handle, plow, treat | act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression.; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" |
| ~ broach, initiate | bring up a topic for discussion. |
| ~ theologise, theologize | treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character. |
| ~ discourse, discuss, talk about | to consider or examine in speech or writing.; "The author talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'" |
| ~ do by, treat, handle | interact in a certain way.; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" |
| ~ embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover | include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory.; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" |
| v. (communication) | 17. accost, address, come up to | speak to someone. |
| ~ greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| ~ approach | make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion.; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters" |
| ~ come, come up | move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody.; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" |
| v. (change) | 18. address | adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting. |
| ~ golf, golf game | a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes. |
| ~ align, aline, adjust, line up | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight.; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" |
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