Dictionary

redirect en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio

Etymology

From re- + direct.

Meanings

1. A redirection.
2. An examination of a witness, following cross-examination, by the party that conducted the direct examination, re-examination.
3. 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:

Forms

Deriveds

autoredirect

Descendants

리다이렉트 · リダイレクト

Synonyms

redirect examination

Translations (7)

cs přesměrování (substitution of an address for another one) · hi अनुप्रेषण (substitution of an address for another one) · nb omadressering (substitution of an address for another one) · lb Viruleedung (substitution of an address for another one) · de Weiterleitung (substitution of an address for another one) · ca redirecció (substitution of an address for another one) · fi uudelleenohjaus (substitution of an address for another one)

redirect en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio

Etymology

From re- + direct.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To give new direction to; to change the course, direction or destination 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:
   • We need to redirect the traffic along Forest Road.
2. (transitive) To instruct to go, inquire, elsewhere.
3. (transitive) 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.
4. (transitive) To substitute an address or pointer to a new location.
5. To send to a new location by substituting an address or pointer.
   • You will be redirected shortly.

Forms

Deriveds

unredirected · soft redirect · autoredirect · redirector · auto-redirect · hard redirect · redirectedness · redirectable · redirection

Synonyms

reorient

Translations (48)

ml തിരിച്ചുവിടുക (instruct to go elsewhere) · bg пренасочвам (to give new direction to) · mi whakapeau (to give new direction to) · et ümber suunama (to give new direction to) · hu továbbküld (to give new direction to) · es redirigir (to give new direction to) · hi अनुप्रेषित करना (to give new direction to) · pt redirecionar (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · cs přesměrovat (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · hu átcímez (to give new direction to) · ka გადამისამართება (to give new direction to) · bg преадресирам (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · ru перенаправля́ть (to give new direction to) · sv omdirigera (instruct to go elsewhere) · fr réadresser (instruct to go elsewhere) · fi uudelleenohjata (to give new direction to) · ru перенапра́вить (to give new direction to) · uk перенапра́вити (to give new direction to) · ca redirigir (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · fi ohjata muualle (instruct to go elsewhere) · nl van richting veranderen (to give new direction to) · eo nomumi (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · de weiterleiten (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · hi अनुप्रेषित करना (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · nb omadressere (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · nl doorsturen (instruct to go elsewhere) · fi uudelleenohjata (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · es redireccionar (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · fr réorienter (to give new direction to) · pt redirecionar (instruct to go elsewhere) · nl bijsturen (to give new direction to) · sv omdirigera (to give new direction to) · nl verwijzen (to give new direction to) · ml തിരിച്ചുവിടുക (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · gl redirixir (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · nl doorverwijzen (instruct to go elsewhere) · it reindirizzare (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · uk перенаправля́ти (to give new direction to) · hu átirányít (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · es redirigir (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · pt redireccionar (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · bg пренасочвам (instruct to go elsewhere) · pt redireccionar (instruct to go elsewhere) · hu továbbirányít (instruct to go elsewhere) · hi अनुप्रेषित करना (instruct to go elsewhere) · hu átirányít (instruct to go elsewhere) · sv omdirigera (substitute an address or pointer to a new location) · fr faire suivre (instruct to go elsewhere)