redirect
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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
Derived terms
Translations
to give new direction to
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instruct to go elsewhere
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substitute an address or pointer to a new location
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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
Derived terms
Translations
redirection — see redirection
substitution of an address for another one
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