redirect.
To give new direction to; to change the course, direction or destination of.
Meaning & usage
To give new direction to; to change the course, direction or destination of.
We need to redirect the traffic along Forest Road.
redirect output to /dev/null
To instruct to go, inquire, elsewhere.
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.
To substitute an address or pointer to a new location.
To send to a new location by substituting an address or pointer.
You will be redirected shortly.
Where this word comes from
From re- + direct.
A redirection.
An examination of a witness, following cross-examination, by the party that conducted the direct examination, re-examination.
The substitution of one address or identifier for another one, so as to navigate to a different location.
Where this word comes from
From re- + direct.
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