redirect

English

Etymology

From re- ‎ direct.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛkt

Verb

redirect (third-person singular simple present redirects, present participle redirecting, simple past and past participle redirected)

1. (transitive) To give new direction to, change the direction of.

   redirect output to /dev/null

2. (transitive) To instruct to go, inquire, elsewhere.
3. (computing, transitive) To substitute an address or pointer to a new location.
4. (computing) To send to a new location by substituting an address or pointer.

   You will be redirected shortly.

Synonyms

• reorient

Derived terms

• autoredirect
• redirection
• hard redirect, soft redirect

Translations

to give new direction to

• Bulgarian: пренасочвам (prenasočvam)
• Dutch: bijsturen (nl), verwijzen (nl), van richting veranderen
• Estonian: ümber suunama
• Finnish: uudelleenohjata
• French: réorienter (fr)
• Georgian: გადამისამართება (gadamisamarteba)
• Hindi: अनुप्रेषित करना (anupreṣit karnā)
• Hungarian: továbbküld (hu), átcímez (hu)
• Maori: whakapeau
• Russian: перенаправля́ть (ru) impf (perenapravljátʹ), перенапра́вить (ru) pf (perenaprávitʹ)
• Spanish: reenviar (es), redirigir, reorientar
• Swedish: omdirigera (sv)
• Ukrainian: перенаправля́ти impf (perenapravljáty), перенапра́вити pf (perenaprávyty)

instruct to go elsewhere

• Bulgarian: пренасочвам (prenasočvam)
• Dutch: doorsturen (nl), doorverwijzen (nl)
• Finnish: ohjata muualle
• French: réadresser (fr), faire suivre
• Hindi: अनुप्रेषित करना (anupreṣit karnā)
• Hungarian: továbbirányít, átirányít (hu)
• Malayalam: തിരിച്ചുവിടുക (tiriccuviṭuka)
• Portuguese: redireccionar (pt) (Portugal), redirecionar (pt) (Brazil)
• Swedish: omdirigera (sv)

substitute an address or pointer to a new location

• Bulgarian: преадресирам (preadresiram)
• Catalan: redirigir (ca)
• Czech: přesměrovat
• Esperanto: nomumi
• Finnish: uudelleenohjata
• Galician: redirixir
• German: weiterleiten (de)
• Hindi: अनुप्रेषित करना (anupreṣit karnā)
• Hungarian: átirányít (hu)
• Italian: reindirizzare
• Malayalam: തിരിച്ചുവിടുക (tiriccuviṭuka)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: omadressere

• Portuguese: redireccionar (pt) (Portugal), redirecionar (pt) (Brazil)
• Spanish: redirigir, redireccionar
• Swedish: omdirigera (sv)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Slovak: ^{(please verify)} presmerovanie
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} redirigir

Noun

redirect (plural redirects)

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) The substitution of one address or identifier for another one, so as to navigate to a different location.

Synonyms

• (legal): redirect examination

Derived terms

• autoredirect

Translations

redirection — see redirection

substitution of an address for another one

• Catalan: redirecció (ca) f
• Czech: přesměrování n
• Finnish: uudelleenohjaus (fi)
• German: Weiterleitung (de) f
• Hindi: अनुप्रेषण (anupreṣaṇ)
• Luxembourgish: Viruleedung (lb) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: omadressering m

Anagrams

• cedriret, directer, recredit