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addressor

addressor

8.4
A computer part that assigns locations to memory and devices on a network
  • noun
  • /əˈdrɛsər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : asignador
  • The software includes an addressor that helps network devices communicate by providing correct IP addresses.

Examples

  • Every addressor in the system assigns a unique memory address to the programs it manages.

  • According to this research tradition, I and you, by grammatically encoding the roles of addressor/speaker and addressee/hearer, typically designate participants in a current discourse situation.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The addressor of the email specified the network address for the new server.

Synonyms

addresser
vsaddressor
  • Specialized
7.9

A device or program that gives unique addresses to devices on a network

is the same in meaning but differs only in spelling
assigner
vsaddressor
  • Specialized
6.2

A program that gives addresses or resources to devices in a computer system

is specific to giving addresses rather than general resource allocation

Surface Forms

addressor singular
addressors plural

Morphology

addressor = address (transparent) = address + or

Standard agentive formation from the verb 'address' using the productive suffix '-or', so the meaning 'one or something that addresses' is directly derived.

Etymology

Addressor comes from address, which originally meant 'to direct' or 'point to', plus the ending -or, as in actor or director, meaning 'one who'. So a computer addressor is literally 'one who gives or directs addresses', which fits a device that assigns memory or network addresses.