soft redirect

noun

An indication to a user that what they requested may be found elsewhere.

“I decided to leave a soft redirect explaining why the website had been moved.”

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Meanings

nounsoft redirect (plural soft redirects)

plural soft redirects

  1. computingAn indication to a user that what they requested may be found elsewhere.

    I decided to leave a soft redirect explaining why the website had been moved.

Cite this entry
APA

soft redirect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20redirect

MLA

“soft redirect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20redirect. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft redirect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20redirect.

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