Avert vs Redirect - What's the difference?
avert | redirect |
To turn aside or away.
To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
* Milton
* Prior
(archaic) To turn away.
* Thomson
(archaic) To turn away.
* Francis Bacon
To give new direction to, change the direction of.
To instruct to go, inquire ... elsewhere
(computing) To substitute an address or pointer to a new location.
A redirection.
(legal) An examination of a witness, following cross-examination, by the party that conducted the direct examination.
(computing) A substitution of an address or identifier for another one
In lang=en terms the difference between avert and redirect
is that avert is to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of while redirect is to instruct to go, inquire elsewhere.As verbs the difference between avert and redirect
is that avert is to turn aside or away while redirect is to give new direction to, change the direction of.As a noun redirect is
a redirection.avert
English
Verb
(en verb)- To avert the eyes from an object.
- How can the danger be averted ?
- To avert his ire.
- Till ardent prayer averts the public woe.
- Cold and averting from our neighbour's good.
- When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church.
Derived terms
* averter * avertressSynonyms
* (to prevent) * See alsoReferences
* "avert" at OneLook® Dictionary Search .