In computing, a base address is an address serving as a reference point ("base") for other addresses. Computing is usually defined like the activity of using and developing Computer technology Computer hardware and software.

In computers using relative addressing scheme, to obtain an absolute address, the relevant base address is taken and offset (aka displacement) is added to it. In Computer science, a memory address is an identifier for a memory location at which a Computer program or a hardware device can store a piece of data This article describes the computer science term In Computer science, an offset within an Array or other Data structure object

See also

• Index register
• Input/Output Base Address

An index register in a computer's CPU is a Processor register used for modifying Operand addresses during the run of a program typically for doing vector/ In X86 architecture, an input/output base address is a Base address used for an I/O port.

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