Addressability
- Formal
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Addressability refers to the ability of a digital device to respond to a message sent to many similar devices individually. To be addressable, an entity must be uniquely identifiable.
- Practical
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To be addressable, an entity must be uniquely identifiable, meaning that it must be associated with something ― typically an alphanumeric string ― that is not associated with anything else that exists within that system.