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Redirect vs Refocus - What's the difference?

redirect | refocus |

In lang=en terms the difference between redirect and refocus

is that redirect is to instruct to go, inquire elsewhere while refocus is to come back into focus.

As verbs the difference between redirect and refocus

is that redirect is to give new direction to, change the direction of while refocus is to focus on something else.

As a noun redirect

is a redirection.

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

    refocus

    English

    Verb

  • to focus on something else
  • to change the focus of
  • to refocus a microscope
  • to change one's priorities
  • to come back into focus
  • * 1954 , William Golding, Lord of the Flies
  • Presently the white, broken stumps, the split sticks and the tangle of the thicket refocused .

    Usage notes

    The spellings refocusses, refocussing, refocussed are more common in Britain than the US.

    See also

    *focus *prioritize