redirection

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/ɹiːdəˈɹɛkʃən//ɹiːdɪˈɹɛkʃən//ɹiːdaɪˈɹɛkʃən/

noun

The act of setting a new direction.

OriginEnglish direction ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

nounredirection (countable and uncountable, plural redirections)

plural redirections

  1. countableuncountableThe act of setting a new direction.
  2. InternetcountableuncountableThe automated process of taking a user to a location other than the one selected.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishdirection
  7. Englishredirection

From re- + direction.

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Translations

Arabic تَحْوِيل
  • تَحْوِيل (taḥwīl)setting a new direction
Chinese Mandarin 重定向, 重定向
  • 重定向 (chóngdìngxiàng)setting a new direction
  • 重定向 (chóngdìngxiàng)automated process
Finnish suunnanvaihto, uudelleenohjaus
  • suunnanvaihtosetting a new direction
  • uudelleenohjausautomated process
French redirection, redirection
  • redirectionsetting a new direction
  • redirectionautomated process
German Weiterleitung, Umleitung
  • Weiterleitungsetting a new direction
  • Umleitungsetting a new direction
  • Weiterleitungautomated process
Greek ανακατεύθυνση, ανακατεύθυνση
  • ανακατεύθυνση (anakatéfthynsi)setting a new direction
  • ανακατεύθυνση (anakatéfthynsi)automated process
Hindi अनुप्रेषण, अनुप्रेषण
  • अनुप्रेषण (anupreṣaṇ)setting a new direction
  • अनुप्रेषण (anupreṣaṇ)automated process
Hungarian átirányítás
  • átirányításautomated process
Norwegian omdirigering
  • omdirigeringsetting a new direction
Persian تغییرمسیر, تغییرمسیر
  • تغییرمسیر (taġyir-e-masir)setting a new direction
  • تغییرمسیر (taġyir-e-masir)automated process
Polish przekierowanie
  • przekierowaniesetting a new direction
Portuguese redirecionamento, redirecionamento
  • redirecionamentosetting a new direction
  • redirecionamentoautomated process
Romanian redirecționare, redirecționare
  • redirecționaresetting a new direction
  • redirecționareautomated process
  • redirectareautomated process
Russian перенаправле́ние, перенаправле́ние
  • перенаправле́ние (perenapravlénije)setting a new direction
  • перенаправле́ние (perenapravlénije)automated process
Slovak presmerovanie
  • presmerovanieautomated process
Spanish reenvío, redirección
  • reenvíosetting a new direction
  • redirecciónautomated process
Swedish omdirigering
  • omdirigeringsetting a new direction
Turkish yönlendirme
  • yönlendirmesetting a new direction

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

irreconditeDirectioner
Cite this entry
APA

redirection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redirection

MLA

“redirection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redirection. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redirection,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redirection.

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