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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Conspiracy theorists were furious when these turned out to be documents that were already in the public domain, including Epstein’s address book.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
In 2015, Gawker published Epstein’s address book, which was full of names of celebrities and politicians.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Other files that mention Trump, including some flight logs from Epstein's pilot and Epstein's address book, which had multiple numbers for Trump and other members of his family, have been public for much longer than that.
—James Hill, ABC News, 18 July 2025
That 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.
—Emily Brooks, 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
But other eligible households never filed, creating a gaping hole in the county’s address book.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
In fact, the early Internet was so small that one man, the computer scientist Jon Postel, essentially ran the address book from his office in Los Angeles.
—Kal Raustiala, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017
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
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
In 2015, Gawker published Epstein’s address book, which was full of names of celebrities and politicians.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Other files that mention Trump, including some flight logs from Epstein's pilot and Epstein's address book, which had multiple numbers for Trump and other members of his family, have been public for much longer than that.
—James Hill, ABC News, 18 July 2025
That 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.
—Emily Brooks, 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
But other eligible households never filed, creating a gaping hole in the county’s address book.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
In fact, the early Internet was so small that one man, the computer scientist Jon Postel, essentially ran the address book from his office in Los Angeles.
—Kal Raustiala, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017
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
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“Address book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/address%20book. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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