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unaddress

unaddress verb: to delete or forget the address of some entity.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To 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
    • 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

Forms of unaddress

third-person singular presentunaddresses
present participleunaddressing
past participleunaddressed
pastunaddressed

Origin of unaddress

From un- + address.

Questions about unaddress

What does unaddress mean?
Unaddress means to delete or forget the address of some entity.
What part of speech is unaddress?
Unaddress is a verb.
What is the past tense of unaddress?
The past tense of unaddress is unaddressed.

Words near unaddress in the dictionary

  1. unaddible
  2. unaddicted
  3. unaddictive
  4. unadding
  5. unaddled
  6. unaddress
  7. unaddressable
  8. unaddressed
  9. unaddresses
  10. unaddressing
  11. unadds

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