Redirect vs Reassign - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between redirect and reassign

is that redirect is to give new direction to, change the direction of while reassign is assign again.

is a redirection.

(wikipedia redirect)

(en verb)

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.

* reorient

(en noun)

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

* (legal) redirect examination

(en verb)

assign again

* reassignment