adresa

Adresa is a noun meaning address and is used in several languages, including Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, and other Central and Eastern European languages. It denotes the location where a person or thing can be reached, or the means by which it can be reached. In everyday use, an address most often refers to a physical location for mail delivery or for guiding someone to a place, but in computing it can also designate a specific endpoint such as an email address, an IP address, or a web URL.

The term is cognate with related words in many Romance languages, such as French adresse, Spanish dirección, and Italian indirizzo, all ultimately derived from Latin ad- ‘to’ and directus or dressare through Old French adresser. In many languages the form adresa or adresa exists with local spellings and diacritics, reflecting similar origins and meanings.

Formats and types of addresses vary by context. A physical address typically includes elements such as street name and number, city or postal district, postal code, and country. An electronic address identifies a resource or recipient in a network, including email addresses (user@domain), IP addresses (IPv4 or IPv6), and URLs. In networking and telecommunications, addressing schemes are used to locate devices, route data, and establish connections, while in logistics and administration, accurate addressing supports delivery, verification, and record-keeping.

Privacy and handling considerations surround addresses, as they convey location and contact information. Proper formatting, validation, and secure storage are important, and sharing or publishing addresses may be regulated by laws and policies to protect personal data and prevent misuse. See also address (disambiguation) for broader uses of the term.