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redirect

verb, noun — 7 senses

redirect

verb

Etymology From re- + direct.

1

To give new direction to, change the direction of.

  • redirect output to /dev/null
  • The furious reaction in Germany after 200,000 protective masks destined for Berlin mysteriously went missing in Thailand and were allegedly redirected to the US is a case in point. There is no solid proof Trump approved the heist. But it’s the sort of thing he would do – or so people believe.2020 April 12, Simon Tisdall, “US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2022:
2

To instruct to go, inquire, elsewhere.

3

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To substitute an address or pointer to a new location.

4

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To send to a new location by substituting an address or pointer.

  • You will be redirected shortly.
Synonyms
reorient
Derived terms
auto-redirect, autoredirect, hard redirect, soft redirect, redirectable, redirectedness, redirection, redirector, unredirected

redirect

noun

Etymology From re- + direct.

1

A redirection.

2

Law An examination of a witness, following cross-examination, by the party that conducted the direct examination, re-examination.

3

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The substitution of one address or identifier for another one, so as to navigate to a different location.

  • On July 8, 2025 Glitch project hosting and user profiles will be shut down. Your Glitch dashboard will remain available as usual through the end of 2025, with access to download all of your code for your projects, as well as a new feature to set up redirects for your project subdomains so your URLs keep working.2025 May 22, Anil Dash, “Important Changes are Coming to Glitch”, in Glitch, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2025:
Synonyms
redirect examination
Derived terms
autoredirect

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