No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | == |
+ | == Definitions == |
+ | |||
+ | === Information technology === |
||
An '''address''' is |
An '''address''' is |
||
Line 6: | Line 8: | ||
# A label that is assigned to a device or item of [[data]] to identify its location. |
# A label that is assigned to a device or item of [[data]] to identify its location. |
||
− | == Internet == |
+ | === Internet === |
{{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>}} |
{{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>}} |
||
− | == Telecommunications == |
+ | === Telecommunications === |
An '''address''' is the coded representation of the source or destination of a [[message]]. |
An '''address''' is the coded representation of the source or destination of a [[message]]. |
Revision as of 02:41, 18 April 2012
Definitions
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.[1] | ” |
Telecommunications
An address is the coded representation of the source or destination of a message.
References
- ↑ RFC 1392, Internet Glossary (Jan. 1993).