direct address

American  

noun

1. Grammar.  the use of a term or name for the person spoken to, as in securing the attention of that person; use of a vocative form.

2. Computers.  indirect address

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Example Sentences

She seems very comfortable with the direct address.

From Los Angeles Times

“Primary Trust” moves between Kenneth’s direct address narration and loose-limbed dramatization.

From Los Angeles Times

In a direct address to the Iranian people, he hinted that regime change was coming in Tehran.

From BBC

The playwright occasionally preempts the audience’s discovery with direct address explanation.

From Los Angeles Times

In one of his direct address soliloquies after the show resumed, Spears prefaced Juicy’s words by asking that any critics in the house take note of the gusto with which the actors continued their performances after the unexpected interruption.

From Los Angeles Times