different between reorient vs redirect

English

Etymology

re- +? orient

Verb

reorient (third-person singular simple present reorients, present participle reorienting, simple past and past participle reoriented)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To orient again; to make or become oriented after dislocation or disorientation.

Adjective

reorient (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Arising again.

Anagrams

• orienter

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English

Etymology

re- +? direct

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

redirect (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.

Synonyms

• reorient

Derived terms

• redirection
• hard redirect, soft redirect

Translations

Noun

redirect (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.

Synonyms

• (legal): redirect examination

Translations

Anagrams

• cedriret, directer, recredit