redirect

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English

Etymology

re- +‎ direct

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛkt

Verb

redirect (third-person singular simple present redirects, present participle redirecting, simple past and past participle redirected)

(transitive) To give new direction to, change the direction of.
redirect output to /dev/null
(transitive) To instruct to go, inquire, elsewhere.
(computing, transitive) To substitute an address or pointer to a new location.
(computing) To send to a new location by substituting an address or pointer.
You will be redirected shortly.

Synonyms

reorient

Derived terms

hard redirect, soft redirect

Translations

to give new direction to

Dutch: bijsturen (nl), verwijzen (nl), van richting veranderen
Estonian: ümber suunama
Finnish: uudelleenohjata

French: réorienter (fr)
Georgian: გადამისამართება (gadamisamarteba)
Maori: whakapeau

instruct to go elsewhere

Dutch: doorsturen (nl), doorverwijzen (nl)
Finnish: ohjata muualle

French: réadresser (fr), faire suivre
Portuguese: redireccionar (pt) (Portugal), redirecionar (pt) (Brazil)

substitute an address or pointer to a new location

Catalan: ^{(please verify)} redirigir (ca)
Czech: přesměrovat
Finnish: uudelleenohjata
Italian: reindirizzare

Norwegian:
Bokmål: omadressere
Portuguese: redireccionar (pt) (Portugal), redirecionar (pt) (Brazil)
Spanish: redireccionar, redirigir

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Translations to be checked

Slovak: ^{(please verify)} presmerovanie

Spanish: ^{(please verify)} redirigir

Noun

redirect (plural redirects)

A redirection.
(law) An examination of a witness, following cross-examination, by the party that conducted the direct examination.
(computing) The substitution of one address or identifier for another one, so as to navigate to a different location.

Synonyms

(legal): redirect examination

Translations

redirection — see redirection

substition of an address for another one

Czech: přesměrování n
Finnish: uudelleenohjaus (fi)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: omadressering m

Anagrams

cedriret, directer, recredit