"redirect" meaning in English

See redirect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈriːdʌɪrɛkt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-redirect.wav [US] Forms: redirect [singular], redirects [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A redirect is the substitution of one address or identifier for another one to navigate to a different location.
    Sense id: simple-redirect-en-noun-QgaLHWlt Categories (other): Computing

Verb

IPA: /ˈriːdʌɪrɛkt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-redirect.wav [US] Forms: redirect [canonical], redirects [third-person, singular], redirected [past], redirected [past, participle], redirecting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you redirect something, you give it a new direction or change the direction of it.
    Sense id: simple-redirect-en-verb-3kHpvPME
  2. If you redirect someone, you instruct them to go or inquire elsewhere.
    Sense id: simple-redirect-en-verb-hVlH30oa
  3. If you redirect something, you substitute an address to a new location.
    Sense id: simple-redirect-en-verb-v~0yIfG4 Categories (other): Computing
     
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