indirection
noun/ˈɪndəˈɹɛkʃən/ · /ˈɪndɪˈɹɛkʃən/
Etymology From indirect + -ion, modeled on direction.
1
An indirect action or process.
2
A lack of direction; deviousness or aimlessness.
- In your case, I fear, confession is exploitation by indirection, profit-making by ruse, self-aggrandizement at the expense of God.1907 September, Jack London, “A Day’s Lodging”, in Love of Life and Other Stories, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published December 1907, →OCLC, page 64:
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Use of a variable or object through its address.