redirection

ˌriːdɪˈrɛkʃən

Definition

Definition of redirection - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

changechanging the course or direction of something

The redirection of the river helped prevent flooding.

repositioning

rerouting

internet

TECH.

automatically sending users to a different webpage

TECH.

The website uses redirection to guide visitors to the new page.

forwarding

rerouting

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Origin of redirection

Latin, re- (again) + dirigere (to direct)

Terms with redirection included in their meaning

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diversion

redirection

the act of redirecting something

averting

redirection

act of turning oneself or gaze away

DART

acr.

acr: Double Asteroid Redirection Test

space mission testing ways to change asteroid paths

retrograde ejaculation

medical

redirection of semen to the bladder during ejaculation

Examples of redirection in a sentence

The project's success depended on the redirection of resources.
Redirection is crucial for maintaining website traffic.
The IT team set up a redirection to the backup site.

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French:réorientation, renvoi automatique, ...
German:Umleitung, Weiterleitung, ...
Italian:reindirizzamento, ...
Spanish:redirección, ...
Portuguese:redireção, redirecionamento, ...
Chinese:改道, 重定向, ...
Japanese:方向転換, リダイレクト, ...
Arabic:إِعَادَة تَوْجِيه, ...
Hebrew:הֲטָיָה, הַפְנָיָה מֵחָדָשׁ, ...
Russian:перенаправление, переадресация, ...
Ukrainian:перенаправлення, ...
Hindi:दिशा परिवर्तन, रीडायरेक्शन, ...
Bengali:দিক পরিবর্তন, পুনর্নির্দেশনা, ...
Catalan:desviament, redirecció, ...
Czech:odklonění, redirect, ...
Danish:omdirigering, viderestilling, ...
Dutch:omleiding, ...
Greek:ανακατεύθυνση, αυτόματη ανακατεύθυνση, ...
Hungarian:átirányítás, továbbítás, ...
Khmer:ការប្ដូរទិសដៅ, ការបញ្ជូនបន្ត, ...
Korean:방향 전환, 리디렉션, ...
Persian:تغییر مسیر, هدایت مجدد, ...
Polish:przekierowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):redirecionamento, ...
Romanian:redirecționare, ...
Swedish:omdirigering, ...
Thai:การเปลี่ยนทิศทาง, การเปลี่ยนเส้นทาง, ...
Turkish:yön değiştirme, ...
Vietnamese:chuyển hướng, chuyển tiếp, ...

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