Meaning & use
redirects
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Sends something or someone in a different direction, or automatically sends a web browser to a different URL.
See it in a sentence
The website automatically redirects visitors to the mobile version on phones.
She redirects all customer complaints to the support team.
A note on using this word
The web-development sense, a redirect, has become one of the most common uses of the word in everyday tech conversation.
Words with a similar meaning
reroutesforwards
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Another way to use it
2. noun
An instruction that automatically sends a web browser from one URL to another.
The old page has a redirect pointing to the new site.
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