AdressAttribut

Adressattribut is a German compound noun formed from Adress (address) and Attribut (attribute). It denotes a property or piece of metadata that describes an address or the recipient in a communication or data-management context. The exact meaning depends on the domain, so usage varies.

In information technology and data modeling, Adressattribut usually refers to fields attached to a contact address, such as street, postal code, city, country, and related contact preferences (preferred contact method, language, time zone). It may also include identifiers used to route messages, such as an e-mail address or phone number, or metadata used for labeling and sorting addresses. In document templates, an Adressattribut can be the values used to populate the recipient block.

In linguistics or communications, some writers use Adressat attribut to describe attributes of the addressee relevant to formality, pronoun choice, or politeness strategy. This usage is rare and not standardized, and many authors would instead speak of addressee-related features or sociolinguistic register rather than a fixed term Adressattribut.

Spelling and variants: German technical compounds often use the stem Adress-, and you may encounter Adressattribut or Adress-Attribut depending on editorial choices. More common general terms are Adressat (addressee) and Adresse (address). The exact interpretation of Adressattribut should be inferred from the context.

See also: address data, contact management, data attribute, metadata, addressee.