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Address of a letter or package's sender
In postal mail, a return address is an explicit inclusion of the address of the person sending the message. It provides the recipient (and sometimes authorized
Return_address
Email address to which bounce messages are delivered
used universally, including return path, reverse path, envelope from, envelope sender, MAIL FROM, 5321-FROM, return address, From_, Errors-to, etc. It
Bounce_address
Topics referred to by the same term
A return address on a piece of mail identifies where to return it to if it cannot be sent to the address. The term may also refer to: Bounce address, a
Return address (disambiguation)
Return_address_(disambiguation)
Computer security exploit technique
"locals" in the stack diagram to the right) and overwrite the return address. This address will later be used by the function to redirect control flow back
Return-oriented_programming
Statement which ends execution of a function and resumes in the main code
as its return address. The return address is saved by the calling routine, today usually on the process's call stack or in a register. Return statements
Return_statement
Email authentication method
that is, bounce messages to forged return addresses. The basic idea is to send all e-mail with a return address that includes a timestamp and a cryptographic
Bounce_Address_Tag_Validation
Rewriting an email message sender address
variable envelope return path (VERP) inasmuch as it encodes the original envelope sender in the local part of the rewritten address. Consider example
Sender_Rewriting_Scheme
Concept in computer security
a shadow stack is a mechanism for protecting a procedure's stored return address, such as from a stack buffer overflow or call stack spoofing. The shadow
Shadow_stack
Sequence of program instructions invokable by other software
machines to have a subroutine call instruction that saved the return address in a stack addressed by an accumulator or index register. The later PDP-10 (1966)
Function (computer programming)
Function_(computer_programming)
Data structure used in computer programs
where to return when its execution completes. To accomplish this, the address following the instruction that jumps to DrawLine, the return address, is pushed
Call_stack
Open-source CPU instruction set architecture
its return address in a register. This is faster in many computer designs, because it saves a memory access compared to systems that push a return address
RISC-V
Mechanism of function calls in computers
the addresses can be loaded indirectly from the return address LDX I 1 SUB Load X1 with the address of the first argument (for example) ... * Return sequence
Calling_convention
Anomaly in computer security and programming
located near the vulnerable buffer on the stack; By overwriting the return address in a stack frame to point to code selected by the attacker, usually
Buffer_overflow
Instruction set architecture
and Link Register") save the return address to GPR 31. The "Jump and Link Register" instruction permits the return address to be saved to any writable
MIPS_architecture
Mail that cannot be delivered or returned to sender
addressee or returned to the sender. This is usually due to lack of compliance with postal regulations, an incomplete address and return address, or the inability
Dead_letter_mail
Software anomaly
than overfilling a buffer on the heap because the stack contains the return addresses for all active function calls. A stack buffer overflow can be caused
Stack_buffer_overflow
Type of subroutine call
on some early computers that lacked hardware support for saving the return address. The concept was developed by David Wheeler while working on the pioneering
Wheeler_Jump
Computer security attack
A "return-to-libc" attack is a computer security attack usually starting with a buffer overflow in which a subroutine return address on a call stack is
Return-to-libc_attack
16-bit IBM minicomputer introduced in 1965
deposits the value of IAR (the return address) at the destination address and transfers control to destination+1. Subprograms return to wherever they were called
IBM_1130
Minicomputer product line
(pointing past JMS, to the return address) at the effective address and jumps to the effective address plus one. The subroutine returned to its caller using
PDP-8
Computer vulnerability using speculative execution
0/3] Cross-Thread Return Address Predictions vulnerability [LWN.net]". lwn.net. Retrieved 2023-02-14. "Cross-Thread Return Address Predictions | AMD"
Transient execution CPU vulnerability
Transient_execution_CPU_vulnerability
Parliamentary procedure
to disclose documents through a humble address for a return. In the United Kingdom, a humble address for a return is a rarely-used parliamentary procedure
Humble_address
Label to identify a network interface of a computer or other network node
An Internet Protocol version 6 address (IPv6 address) is a numeric label that is used to identify and locate a network interface of a computer or a network
IPv6_address
Routing protocol
an untraceable return address K m ( S 1 , A ) , K x {\displaystyle K_{m}(S1,A),K_{x}} where A {\displaystyle A} is its own real address, K x {\displaystyle
Mix_network
1863 speech by Abraham Lincoln
The Gettysburg Address is a dedication speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president, following the Battle of Gettysburg during the American
Gettysburg_Address
Signal to a computer processor emitted by hardware or software
an instruction - the return address points to the faulting instruction. A trap is similar to a fault except that the return address points to the instruction
Interrupt
Supply chain management method
without a return address corresponding to the seller), "private label shipping" (having merchandise shipped from the wholesaler with a return address customised
Drop_shipping
Term in computer security
shadow stack stores a copy of the return address of each CALL. On a RET, the processor checks if the return address stored in the normal stack and shadow
Control-flow_integrity
Instruction in computer program
level branch is the return instruction. This "pops" a return address off the stack and loads it into the PC register, thus returning control to the calling
Branch_(computer_science)
Aspect of the instruction set architecture of CPUs
instructions that place the return address in an address register—the register indirect addressing mode is used to return from that subroutine call. +------+
Addressing_mode
Depletion of unallocated IPv4 addresses
IPv4 address exhaustion is the depletion of the pool of unallocated IPv4 addresses. Because the original Internet architecture had fewer than 4.3 billion
IPv4_address_exhaustion
16-bit minicomputer series
overwritten by the return address for the .pchar function. Therefore, a temporary location is needed to preserve the return address of the caller of this
Data_General_Nova
Subroutine call performed as final action of a procedure
and return the same types as the caller. When a function is called, the computer must "remember" the place it was called from, the return address, so
Tail_call
holds the address to return to when a subroutine call completes. This is more efficient than the more traditional scheme of storing return addresses on a call
Link_register
Instruction set architecture developed by Digital Equipment Corporation
of R4 is pushed on the top of the stack and the address just after JSR (ordinarily, the return address) is placed in R4. However, the routine can gain
PDP-11_architecture
Creating IP packets using a false IP address
IP address, commercial testing products (such as HP LoadRunner, WebLOAD, and others) can use IP spoofing, allowing each user its own "return address" as
IP_address_spoofing
Topics referred to by the same term
undeliverable mail is processed to be returned to the indicated return address Operation Return to Sender, a 2006 sweep of illegal immigrants by the U.S. Immigration
Return_to_sender
System used to identify a specific location in Japan
The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest
Japanese_addressing_system
Simple email-validation system designed to detect email spoofing
sent to this address, and for downstream transmission it typically appears in the "Return-Path" header. To authenticate the email address which is actually
Sender_Policy_Framework
64-bit extension of the ARM architecture
-march=armv8.3-a option. [..] The option -msign-return-address= is supported to enable return address protection using ARMv8.3-A Pointer Authentication
AArch64
Arbitrary code execution exploit
forged sigcontext structure on the call stack, overwriting the original return address with the location of a gadget that allows the attacker to call the sigreturn
Sigreturn-oriented programming
Sigreturn-oriented_programming
Calling conventions used in x86 architecture programming
subroutine arguments are passed on the stack. If the return values are Integer values or memory addresses they are put into the EAX register by the callee
X86_calling_conventions
Abstract data type
specific type of data that can be provided to such a program such that the return address of the current procedure is reset to point to an area within the stack
Stack_(abstract_data_type)
Independent agency of the U.S. federal government
format of a return address is similar. Though some style manuals recommend using a comma between the city and state name when typesetting addresses in other
United_States_Postal_Service
8-bit microprocessor
limited in size as a result of practical tradeoffs. In the 2650, the return address stack was eight 15-bit entries deep. This allowed programs to nest subroutines
Signetics_2650
Programming virtual machine
parameters ... return address (previous PC) previous EP dynamic link (previous MP) static link (MP of surrounding procedure) MP -> function return value The
P-code_machine
Form of computer memory allocation
used to store the location of a return address provided by the caller in order to allow return statements to return to the correct location. The stack
Stack-based_memory_allocation
Notification of email message status
used way to request return receipts is with the "Return-Receipt-To:" (RRT) field in the e-mail header, with the email return address specified. The first
Return_receipt
Computer exploit using just-in-time compilation
after free bug could allow the attack to modify a function pointer or return address. This causes the CPU to execute instructions in a way that was unintended
JIT_spraying
2015 novel by Toni Morrison
a bill in the mail from a repair shop, addressed to Booker. She pays his bill and follows the return address. Bride wrecks her car on the way, and is
God_Help_the_Child
mask, in the top byte of the return address. A BAS, Branch and Save, instruction was added to allow 31-bit return addresses. BAS, and its register-register
IBM_System/370-XA
Holding service for mail
being returned; so senders should add their return address, or use the recipient's home address as a return destination. In Ireland, An Post's "Address Point"
Poste_restante
Thriller film by Chad Faust
contains a threat to kill the mother; Girl asks her mother for the return address, but her mother says she doesn't need to know it. The bus stops to let
Girl_(2020_film)
Type of microcontroller register
pointer stack limit (to prevent overflows) program counter subroutine return address processor status (servicing an interrupt, running in protected mode
Special_function_register
16-bit microprocessor
software. The interrupts can cascade, using the stack to store the return addresses. The 8086 has 64 K of 8-bit (or alternatively 32 K of 16-bit word)
Intel_8086
8-bit microprocessor from 1975
When executing JSR (jump to subroutine) and RTS (return from subroutine) instructions, the return address pushed to the stack by JSR is that of the last
MOS_Technology_6502
Homemade booklet shared among pen pals
again once it is full so they add their return address to the back cover of the book too, or inscribe "Return to Sender" on it. People also sometimes
Friendship_book
Unexpected program exit due to an error
returns. However, if an exploit overwrites the return address with a valid value, the code in that address will be executed. Effective crash reproduction
Crash_(computing)
Way to traverse IP address spaces without routing
Network address translation (NAT) is a method of mapping an IP address space into another by modifying network address information in the IP header of
Network_address_translation
Computer security technique
Address space layout randomization (ASLR) is a computer security technique involved in preventing exploitation of memory corruption vulnerabilities. In
Address space layout randomization
Address_space_layout_randomization
Software security techniques
before writing the return address to avoid altering the canary. This prevents attacks using strcpy() and other methods that return upon copying a null
Buffer_overflow_protection
1940s–1950s British computer
called a routine by jumping to the start of the subroutine with the return address (i.e. the location-plus-one of the jump itself) in the accumulator (a
EDSAC
Envelope with printed return address
it. It is there for the purpose of stating the sender's return address to facilitate the return of undeliverable mail. There are four general classifications
Corner_card
1992 novel by Annie Proulx
irregular postcards about his life and experiences. Loyal never leaves a return address, so is unable to hear back from his family and therefore misses all
Postcards_(novel)
Subroutines in computer science
efficient, such as the use of link registers to avoid having to push the return address on the stack, or not allocating a register window on CPU architectures
Leaf_routine
Guidance and navigation computer used in Apollo spacecraft
program counter – the address of the next instruction to be executed Q: The remainder from the DV instruction, and the return address after TC instructions
Apollo_Guidance_Computer
Order of bytes in a computer word
processors, expects 16-bit addresses for LJMP and LCALL in big-endian format; however, xCALL instructions store the return address onto the stack in little-endian
Endianness
32-bit microprocessor by Intel
protected mode, which debuted in the 286, was extended to allow the 386 to address up to 4 GB of memory. The all new virtual 8086 mode (or VM86) made it possible
I386
Version 6 of the Internet Protocol
If both types of addresses are returned by the DNS, and there is a route for it, the IPv6 address is preferred over the IPv4 address. However, the host
IPv6
Internet protocol used for relaying e-mails
sequences: MAIL command, to establish the return address, also called return-path, reverse-path, bounce address, mfrom, or envelope sender. RCPT command
Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol
RISC instruction set architecture
the target address and one operand for a register in which to deposit the return address. The address is created by adding the two address operands to
SPARC
Microprocessor
saved registers, and return obtains the stack frame prior to invocation and returns control to the saved return address. Addressing modes are provided that
Bellmac_32
Simple blogging platform
put the content based on the return address of the e-mail. While this feature was very convenient, return e-mail addresses are easily spoofed, allowing
Posterous
Microprocessor
JSR (jump to subroutine), BSR (relative address jump to subroutine), RTS (return from subroutine), RTE (return from exception, i.e. an interrupt), TRAP
Motorola_68000
1971 single by The Guess Who
46201" refers to a zip code for Indianapolis. Cummings took it from the return address of a letter sent to him by a female fan. The song was produced by Jack
Sour_Suite
Method for detecting spam e-mails
this goal: Legitimate senders have a valid return address, while spammers usually forge a return address. This means that most spammers won't get the
Challenge–response spam filtering
Challenge–response_spam_filtering
Neighborhood in Pomona, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
generally diverse community. Many residents use "Phillips Ranch, CA" as a return address, which is an acceptable alternative to Pomona, CA, according to the
Phillips Ranch, Pomona, California
Phillips_Ranch,_Pomona,_California
US Christmas-related charity event
address on the envelope at: Santa, 123 Elf Road, North Pole, 88888. The Postal Service recommends envelopes include the sender’s full name and return
USPS_Operation_Santa
Addressing format
Caller ID spoofing as the displayed name and number, much like the return address on e-mail, is supplied by the sender and not authenticated. Servers
SIP_URI_scheme
Family of RISC-based computer architectures
and R14. These registers generally contain the stack pointer and the return address from function calls, respectively. Aliases: R13 is also referred to
ARM_architecture_family
return (using offset on R14 as return address) B OK (RET+0) - O.K * (RET+4) - Failure Conventionally however, a return code is set in R15 (0=OK, 4= failure
Call_site
Instruction for x86 microprocessors
Upper Address Ignore Version 2, pub.no. 69207, rev 1.00, 10 Mar 2026. Archived on 11 Mar 2026. AMD, Technical Update Regarding Speculative Return Stack
CPUID
American serial killer (1965–2002)
an anonymous letter and a computer-generated map. The letter had a return address of I THRALLDOM, a bondage website, but no other identification. However
Maury_Travis
1990s microprocessor design
saves the return address and branches to a routine; enter allocates a stack frame for a routine, flushing stack cache entries if necessary; return deallocates
AT&T_Hobbit
Electronic mailing technique
automatic detection and removal of undeliverable e-mail addresses. It works by using a different return path (also called "envelope sender") for each recipient
Variable_envelope_return_path
2003 book by Gregor Hohpe and Bobby Woolf
Message Bus Command Message Document Message Event Message Request-Reply Return Address Correlation Identifier Message Sequence Message Expiration Format Indicator
Enterprise Integration Patterns
Enterprise_Integration_Patterns
Postally used envelope with advertising
offered by a business or organization. In addition to the name and return address, the advertiser's text or illustration may appear on either the front
Advertising_cover
TraceHandler: push bp mov bp, sp ; Gain access to return address push bx push ds ; Return address in DS:BX lds bx, 2[bp] ; Pointer to opcode of next
Trace_vector_decoder
Component of a computer's processor
jump address, and then set the program counter to the next address. While this is simpler than maintaining a stack, since there is only one return location
Stack_register
Topics referred to by the same term
sending telephone numbers and other information to another exchange the return address of a postal item the producer of a message in models of communication
Sender_(disambiguation)
Network using private IP addresses
private network is a computer network that uses a private address space of IP addresses. These addresses are commonly used for local area networks (LANs) in
Private_network
Small piece of paper designed to be affixed to a surface
variety of areas: On mail: airmail etiquettes, charity labels, address labels, return address labels, postage meter labels, certain types of postal labels
Adhesive_label
Microprocessor produced by Western Digital
caller executes a JSR R5,address instruction which pushes the number of argument words + 1 onto the stack, places the return address in R5, and jumps to the
WD16
Family of instruction set architectures
The interrupts can cascade, using the stack to store the status and return address. The Intel 80186 and 80188 are essentially an upgraded 8086 or 8088
X86
American computer scientist and cryptographer (born 1955)
currency with eCash. His 1981 paper, "Untraceable Electronic Mail, Return Addresses, and Digital Pseudonyms", laid the groundwork for the field of anonymous
David_Chaum
Type of computer
more than return branch addresses and frame management overhead. So their return stack holds bare return addresses rather than frames. The return stack is
Stack_machine
Ratio between net income and investment
allocation. Return on Investment helps identify marketing mix activities that should continue to be funded and which should be cut. To address the lack of
Return_on_investment
Dialect of the BASIC programming language
(FOR...NEXT) and subroutines (GOSUB...RETURN). Finally, the end of BASIC memory usage is indicated by an address stored at MEMTOP – $90, $91) pointer.
Atari_BASIC
Envelope with clear area for recipient's name
white address blocks. The window permits text on the letter itself to be used simultaneously as the address of the recipient and the return-address of the
Windowed_envelope
American criminal (born 1945)
note that threatened the recipient with being poisoned, and had the return address of people she had a grudge against, such as former co-workers and classmates
Barbara_Joan_March
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Male
Chinese
brightness returns.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Deer's Stream
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Hjortr, HJÖRTUR means "hart, stag."
Boy/Male
Korean
Integrity returns.
Girl/Female
Indian
Return of Love
Boy/Male
Bengali, Bihari, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh, Tamil, Traditional
Victory; Glory; Fame; Vaibhav; Return Favourable
Boy/Male
Muslim
Returnee
Boy/Male
Greek
Helps Odysseus return home.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Return of Sound
Boy/Male
Greek
Helps Odysseus return home.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Who Returns Salutations
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Redbourn in Hertfordshire or Redbourne in Humberside (formerly Lincolnshire), named with Old English hrēod ‘reeds’ + burna ‘stream’.
Boy/Male
Biblical
The remnant shall return.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Order, succession, mountainous.
Biblical
the remnant shall return
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, German
From the Roe-deer Brook
Biblical
order; succession; mountainous
Boy/Male
British, English
A Planet
Boy/Male
Biblical
Son of return; son of rest.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Incense.
RETURN ADDRESS
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Boy/Male
Muslim
Smiling, Happy
Male
Hebrew
(גְּדַלְיָה) Hebrew name GEDALYAH means "God is great." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including the governor of Judah appointed by Nebuchadnezzar.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Fault-finder; Critic; Reviewer
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Flower
Girl/Female
American, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Latin, Swedish
Long-live; Springlike; Fresh; Dewy; Alive; Full of Life; Life
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Rook.
Girl/Female
English French
French Emmeline, which ultimately derives from the Old German 'amal' meaning labor.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Feather, Line, Saintly
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend Welsh
Arthur's nephew.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Consciousness; Awakening
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n.
To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity.
n.
That which is returned.
n.
An answer; as, a return to one's question.
v. t.
To retort; to throw back; as, to return the lie.
n.
An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.
v. i.
To return; to recur.
v. t.
To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing.
n.
An official account, report, or statement, rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as, the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number of the sick; the return of provisions, etc.
v. t.
To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to return a borrowed book, or a hired horse.
v. t.
To repay; as, to return borrowed money.
n.
The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary.
imp. & p. p.
of Return
n.
A day in bank. See Return day, below.
v. i.
To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice.
v. t.
To lead in response to the lead of one's partner; as, to return a trump; to return a diamond for a club.
v. t.
To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with a certificate of what has been done; as, to return a writ.
v. t.
To render, as an account, usually an official account, to a superior; to report officially by a list or statement; as, to return a list of stores, of killed or wounded; to return the result of an election.
v. t.
To give back in reply; as, to return an answer; to return thanks.
n.
The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital; retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a book or money; a good return in tennis.
n.
One who returns.