address

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
address/əˈdres/

▶noun

• 1 the particulars of the place where a person lives or an organization is situated.

• 2 Computing a binary number identifying a location in a data storage system or computer memory.

• 3 a formal speech.

  ■ archaic a person's manner of speaking.

  ■ (addresses) archaic courteous or amorous approaches.

• 4 dated skill, dexterity, or readiness.

▶verb

• 1 write someone's name and address on (an envelope or parcel).

• 2 speak formally to.

  ■ (address something to) direct one's remarks to.

• 3 think about and begin to deal with.

• 4 Golf prepare to hit (the ball).

– derivatives
addressee noun,
addresser noun.

– origin ME (as v. in the senses ‘set upright’ and ‘guide, direct’): from OFr., based on L. ad- ‘towards’ + directus (see direct).