Definition of "redirect"

redirect

verb
third-person singular simple present redirects, present participle redirecting, simple past and past participle redirected
1. (transitive) To give new direction to, change the direction of.
2. (transitive) To instruct to go, inquire, elsewhere.
3. (computing, transitive) To substitute an address or pointer to a new location.
4. (computing) To send to a new location by substituting an address or pointer.
noun
plural redirects
1. A redirection.
2. (law) An examination of a witness, following cross-examination, by the party that conducted the direct examination.
3. (computing) The substitution of one address or identifier for another one, so as to navigate to a different location.