address book
noun
1
: a small book in which one writes the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of people one knows
2
: a place on a computer or other device for storing email addresses, phone numbers, etc.
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But the move sparked backlash because the binders did not contain new revelations, but rather information that has long been public, such as pages from Epstein’s address book.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 8 July 2025
One of its key features is a single global namespace, a kind of universal address book that gives teams a single view of data across different locations and formats.
—Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Having your operating system organize your e-mail and address book offers a huge advantage: You're no longer tethered to just one program to manage your e-mail or your contacts.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2012
Trump's previous association with Epstein and the appearance of his name in an address book and on flight logs of Epstein's plane has been widely reported.
—Will Steakin, ABC News, 7 June 2025
But other eligible households never filed, creating a gaping hole in the county’s address book.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
The company collects hashed contact information from your device's address book to find other people to chat with.
—PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
But in his luggage, agents found a little black address book containing names and phone numbers for several people whom prosecutors would later claim were Chinese officials, including officers in the Ministry of State Security.
—Brian Nishii Tanya Pérez Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The collection offers plenty of voyeuristic thrill—Andy Warhol, Alex Katz, and Fairfield Porter, along with the poets John Ashbery, James Schuyler, and Bernadette Mayer, are just a sampling of his illustrious address book.
—David S. Wallace, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 8 July 2025
One of its key features is a single global namespace, a kind of universal address book that gives teams a single view of data across different locations and formats.
—Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Having your operating system organize your e-mail and address book offers a huge advantage: You're no longer tethered to just one program to manage your e-mail or your contacts.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2012
Trump's previous association with Epstein and the appearance of his name in an address book and on flight logs of Epstein's plane has been widely reported.
—Will Steakin, ABC News, 7 June 2025
But other eligible households never filed, creating a gaping hole in the county’s address book.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
The company collects hashed contact information from your device's address book to find other people to chat with.
—PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
But in his luggage, agents found a little black address book containing names and phone numbers for several people whom prosecutors would later claim were Chinese officials, including officers in the Ministry of State Security.
—Brian Nishii Tanya Pérez Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The collection offers plenty of voyeuristic thrill—Andy Warhol, Alex Katz, and Fairfield Porter, along with the poets John Ashbery, James Schuyler, and Bernadette Mayer, are just a sampling of his illustrious address book.
—David S. Wallace, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Address book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/address%20book. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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