indirection

ɛ̃diʁɛksjɑ̃

Definition

Definition of indirection - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

procédé détourné

Rare

caractère de ce qui procède de manière détournée

Rare

Il a utilisé l'indirection pour éviter de répondre directement.

détour

programmation

TECH.

accès à une donnée via son adresse plutôt que directement

TECH.

L'indirection permet de manipuler des pointeurs en C++.

déréférencement

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Origin of indirection

latin, in- (dans) + directus (droit)

Terms with indirection included in their meaning

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de façon allusive

adv.

indirection

manière indirecte d'évoquer quelque chose sans le dire clairement

Examples of indirection in a sentence

Par indirection, l'auteur critique le régime sans jamais le nommer.
Cette fonction ajoute un niveau d’indirection pour plus de flexibilité.
L’indirection multiple complique la lecture du code pour les débutants.

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English:indirection, ...
German:Indirektheit, Indirektion, ...
Italian:indirettezza, indirezione, ...
Spanish:indirección, acceso indirecto, ...
Portuguese:indireção, ...
Chinese:迂回, 间接寻址, ...
Japanese:遠回しな方法, 間接参照, ...
Arabic:الأسلوب غير المباشر, توجيه غير مباشر, ...
Hebrew:הַעֲקָפָה, הַפְנָיָה, ...
Russian:индирекция, косвенное обращение, ...
Ukrainian:обхідність, непрямий доступ, ...
Catalan:indirecció, accés indirecte, ...
Danish:indirektehed, indirektion, ...
Dutch:omweg, indirectie, ...
Greek:έμμεσοτητα, έμμεση αναφορά, ...
Khmer:ភាពមិនត្រង់, អ៊ីនឌីរ៉ិចស្យុង, ...
Korean:우회, 간접 참조, ...
Polish:pośredniość, indirekcja, ...
Portuguese (BR):indireção, ...
Romanian:indirectitate, indirecție, ...
Swedish:indirekthet, indirektion, ...
Thai:การพูดอ้อมค้อม, การอ้างอิงทางอ้อม, ...
Turkish:dolaylılık, dolaylı erişim, ...
Vietnamese:sự gián tiếp, truy cập gián tiếp, ...

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