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Reroute vs Redirect - What's the difference?

reroute | redirect |

As verbs the difference between reroute and redirect

is that reroute is to change the route taken by something while redirect is to give new direction to, change the direction of.

As a noun redirect is

a redirection.

reroute

English

Verb

(rerout)
  • To change the route taken by something
  • We'll have to reroute some buses to avoid the construction work.

    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