unaddress

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verb

To delete or forget the address of some entity.

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Meanings

verbunaddress (third-person singular simple present unaddresses, present participle unaddressing, simple past and past participle unaddressed)

present singular third person unaddresses · participle present unaddressing · participle past unaddressed · past unaddressed

  1. transitivecomputingTo delete or forget the address of some entity.

    The computer unaddresses the DVM as a listener, and remains a talker.

    1992, Peter H. Sydenham, R. Thorn, Handbook of measurement science: Volume 3, Elements of change
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    The function ibrd automatically addresses a device as a talker before the device sends data and unaddresses the device afterward.

    1995, IEEE Proceedings of the Southeastcon

Origin

From un- + address.

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APA

unaddress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unaddress

MLA

“unaddress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unaddress. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unaddress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unaddress.

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