Redirect
/ˌriːdaɪˈrekt/
Definitions
2 meaningsTo change the course or destination of something.
/ˌriːdaɪˈrekt/
To send something or someone in a different direction.
The website automatically redirects to a new page.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're driving and your GPS tells you to go a different way because of traffic. That's a redirect! It means to point something or someone in a different direction.
👶 For kids: To send something or someone a different way.
More Examples
The customer service representative redirected my call.
The construction crew will redirect the flow of traffic.
How It's Used
"The website redirects to a new address."
"The phone operator redirected the call to the appropriate department."
"The police had to redirect traffic due to the accident."
The action of redirecting; the state of being redirected.
/ˌriːˈdaɪrekt/
The act of directing something to a different place or course.
The server experienced a redirect due to maintenance.
💡 Simply: When a website sends you to a new page, that's a redirect. It's the action or result of pointing something to a different spot.
👶 For kids: When something gets sent to a different place.
More Examples
Implementing a redirect can improve user experience.
A temporary redirect was set up for the website.
How It's Used
"The website uses a 301 redirect for SEO purposes."
"The redirect of the phone call to the appropriate department saved a lot of time."
Idioms & expressions
301 Redirect
A permanent redirect for a web page.
"The website uses a 301 redirect for SEO purposes."
302 Redirect
A temporary redirect for a web page.
"The website uses a 302 redirect for temporary maintenance."
From re- (again) + direct, from Latin directus (straight, direct). The term gained prominence in the context of web browsing and computer systems.
The term has evolved with technology, initially used in a physical sense but now heavily associated with digital systems.
Memory tip
Imagine a road sign pointing a different way.
Practice
Word Origin
Root: re- (again) + directus (straight, direct)