addressing machine

noun

: a business machine that automatically imprints names, addresses, or other information on successive envelopes or forms

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of addressing machine was in 1860

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“Addressing machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addressing%20machine. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

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