user132738: From https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Address:

A Bitcoin address, or simply address, is an identifier of 27-34
alphanumeric characters, beginning with the number 1 or 3, that
represents a possible destination for a Bitcoin payment

Why "a possible"? Isn't always an address a destination? Is always based on the ScriptPubkey of the Tx output.

user111781: It's a possible destination, "a" indicating a singular destination. As in one possible destination; there exist many addresses and so many possible destinations.

user208: I believe it's just saying "possible" because a created address may never end up being sent to; in fact, it might never be shared with a payer at all.

132738: <p>From <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Address" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Address</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>A Bitcoin address, or simply address, is an identifier of 27-34
alphanumeric characters, beginning with the number 1 or 3, that
represents a possible destination for a Bitcoin payment</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Why &quot;a possible&quot;? Isn't always an address a destination? Is always based on the ScriptPubkey of the Tx output.</p>
 111781: <p>It's a possible destination, &quot;a&quot; indicating a singular destination. As in one possible destination; there exist many addresses and so many possible destinations.</p>
 208: <p>I believe it's just saying &quot;possible&quot; because a created address may never end up being sent to; in fact, it might never be shared with a payer at all.</p>
