# address (location)

a name that points to a place where a thing can be put

- Computed level: L12 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: common  ·  Arena: address

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [name](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-name.identifier), [points](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-points.location), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent)

**Through:** the name and the point together indicate a specific location for putting something

**Novel properties:**
- identifier for location
- standardized format
- enables locating

## Examples
- The postal code E16 1AA points to a specific building in London, enabling mail delivery. *(everyday life)*
- The IP address 8.8.8.8 routes data packets to a Google DNS server in Mountain View. *(computing)*
- The cadastral lot number 12-3-456 identifies a parcel of land in Saskatchewan's public registry. *(institutions)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-address.location*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-address.location.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*