In plain English
This means replacing the delivery location details used for a shipment. The address is changed so the goods are sent to a different address or to a corrected version of the address.
In context
Here, "update address" labels the action of changing the shipping address to a new or corrected delivery address.
- Situation
- Handling delivery attempts, address problems, damage, loss, holds, and returns
- What it communicates
- labels an action to change the delivery address
Meaning limits
The term itself only refers to changing the delivery address and does not by itself show that the change has already taken effect.
Examples
“After she moved, she asked the seller to update the address for her desk delivery to her new flat.”
“If the street number is wrong, the support agent will update the address for the shipment.”