Rewrite vs Redirect - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between rewrite and redirect

is that rewrite is the act of writing again or anew while redirect is a redirection.

is that rewrite is to write again, differently (to modify) while redirect is to give new direction to, change the direction of.

(en noun)

The act of writing again or anew.

Something that has been written again.

To write again, differently (to modify).

To write again (without changing).

* The verb "restate" has analogous senses "to state again" and "to rephrase, to state again differently".

* rewritable

(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