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== Computer ==
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=== General ===
In the [[computer]] field, an '''address''' is
 
   
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An '''address''' is
1. A [[character]] or group of [[character]]s that identifies a register, a particular part of [[storage]], or some other [[data]] source or destination.
 
   
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{{Quote|[a] designation of the location of a person's residence or workplace, an organization, or a building, consisting of [[numerical]] and [[text]] elements such as a street number, street name, and city arranged in a particular [[format]].<ref>[[Wiki.GIS.com]], GIS Glossary ([http://wiki.gis.com/wiki/index.php/GIS_Glossary full-text]).</ref>}}
2. A label that is assigned to a device or item of [[data]] to identify its location.
 
   
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An '''address''' is a value that identifies a location.
== Telecommunications ==
 
   
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=== Information technology ===
In telecommunications, an '''address''' is the coded representation of the source or destination of a [[message]].
 
   
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An '''address''' is
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* A [[character]] or group of [[character]]s that identifies a register, a particular part of [[storage]], or some other [[data]] source or destination.
 
* A label that is assigned to a device or item of [[data]] to identify its location.
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=== Internet ===
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{{Quote|There are three types of '''addresses''' in common use within the [[Internet]]. They are [[email address]]; [[IP address|IP]], [[Internet address|internet]] or [[Internet address]]; and [[hardware]] or [[MAC address]].<ref>RFC 1392, Internet Glossary (Jan. 1993).</ref>}}
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=== Telecommunications ===
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An '''address''' is the coded representation of the source or destination of a [[message]].
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== References ==
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== See also ==
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* [[Address bar]]
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* [[Address book]]
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* [[Address data]]
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* [[Address data format]]
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* [[Address element]]
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* [[Address field]]
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* [[Address Supporting Organization]]
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Latest revision as of 10:28, 4 July 2015

Definitions[]

General[]

An address is

[a] designation of the location of a person's residence or workplace, an organization, or a building, consisting of numerical and text elements such as a street number, street name, and city arranged in a particular format.[1]

An address is a value that identifies a location.

Information technology[]

An address is

  • A character or group of characters that identifies a register, a particular part of storage, or some other data source or destination.
  • A label that is assigned to a device or item of data to identify its location.

Internet[]

There are three types of addresses in common use within the Internet. They are email address; IP, internet or Internet address; and hardware or MAC address.[2]

Telecommunications[]

An address is the coded representation of the source or destination of a message.

References[]

  1. Wiki.GIS.com, GIS Glossary (full-text).
  2. RFC 1392, Internet Glossary (Jan. 1993).

See also[]