Addressing

//əˈdɹɛsɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage uncountable, usually
  3. 3
    A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience. uncountable, usually

    "Just as a social inferior should not adopt a domineering structure of words and addressings, so a social superior must manage to inject just the right degree of condescension into his or her locutions"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of address form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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adroitnessdiscourseharangueingenuitylectureoration

Example

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"He always talks as though he were addressing a public meeting."

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dynamic IP addressinglogical block addressing

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