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Reorient vs Redirect - What's the difference?

reorient | redirect | Synonyms |

Redirect is a synonym of reorient.



As verbs the difference between reorient and redirect

is that reorient is to orient again; to become oriented after a dislocation or period of disorientation while redirect is to give new direction to, change the direction of.

As a noun redirect is

a redirection.

reorient

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To orient again; to become oriented after a dislocation or period of disorientation.

    • 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