addressing

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of address. Use this -ing form for an action happening now or for the action itself.

   She is addressing each letter by hand before the post office closes.

   Addressing the class, the teacher held up the book for everyone to see.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The act of writing someone's name and mailing details on a letter or package.

   Like writing the right name on a gift so it reaches the right person.

   The addressing of the wedding invitations took her all weekend.

   Neat addressing helps the mail carrier deliver letters quickly.

3. 3
   noununcountable

   A way for a computer to find and reach data kept in its memory.

   Like using a house number to find the right home on a street.

   The new chip uses faster addressing to find data quickly.

   Good addressing lets the computer reach any file in seconds.

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   A way of speaking directly to a group of listeners.

   Like the special way a teacher talks to the whole class at once.

   Her warm addressing of the crowd put everyone at ease.

   The speaker's stiff addressing felt formal and distant.

   Similarspeech, oratory

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