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Redirect vs Redirectable - What's the difference?

redirect | redirectable |

As a verb redirect

is to give new direction to, change the direction of.

As a noun redirect

is a redirection.

As an adjective redirectable is

capable of being redirected.

redirect

English

(wikipedia redirect)

Verb

(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.

    • Synonyms

    * reorient

    Noun

    (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

    • Synonyms

    * (legal) redirect examination

    redirectable

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Capable of being redirected.
    • The redirectable output was sent to a printer instead of the screen.