| Definition: | totality of digits, and possibly other characters, at a point in the network that locate the called party, or digits that are necessary for forward routing
Note 1 to entry: The term "digits" in the definition is used with the meaning given in IEV 714-07-06 and in Note 3 to IEV 702-07-02.
Note 2 to entry: The digits comprising the address information sent by the calling party can be changed by translation or digit absorption as a connection is progressively set up through the network. The new and any remaining digits at each point constitute the address information at this point.
Note 3 to entry: In English, the term "address" has different meanings in software (see IEV 171-05-35), in ISDN (see IEV 716-03-10), in circuit switching (see IEV 721-17-55), in information processing (see IEV 721-17-56), in the Internet of Things (see IEV 741-01-01) and in a train communication network (see IEV 811-37-01).
Note 4 to entry: In French, the term "adresse" has different meanings in software (see IEV 171-05-35), in ISDN (see IEV 716-03-10), in circuit switching (see IEV 721-17-55), in information processing (see IEV 721-17-56), in the Internet of Things (see IEV 741-01-01) and in a train communication network (see IEV 811-37-01).
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