Mr. X, a person who is intended by Mr. Y an originator to receive the electronic record is, under the IT Act, known as __ .
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Under Section 2(1)(b) of the IT Act, 'addressee' means a person who is intended by the originator to receive the electronic record. The addressee is not necessarily the person who actually receives it — it's the intended recipient. This distinction matters for determining liability and attribution of electronic communications.