redirect
verb, noun
Forms redirects redirecting redirected
- verb (transitive) To give new direction to; to change the course, direction or destination of. “We need to redirect the traffic along Forest Road.”
- verb (transitive) To instruct to go, inquire, elsewhere.
- verb (transitive, psychology) To gently shift a behavior or thought pattern to a healthier end. “When he starts ruminating like that, try to redirect him to use his coping skills.”
- verb (computing, transitive) To substitute an address or pointer to a new location.
- verb (computing) To send to a new location by substituting an address or pointer. “You will be redirected shortly.”
- noun A redirection.
- noun (law) An examination of a witness, following cross-examination, by the party that conducted the direct examination, re-examination.
- noun (computing) The substitution of one address or identifier for another one, so as to navigate to a different location.
Synonyms
Etymology
From re- + direct.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Applied to the examination of a witness, by the party calling him, after the cross-examination.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “redirect”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details