Redirection

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ɹiːdəˈɹɛkʃən/

Definitions

1. The process of sending something to a new location or goal rather than the original one
2. The action of changing the route or destination of an object, message, or activity
3. An operation that involves moving or guiding something away from its initial path or target

Etymology: "Redirection" is a plain compound: the prefix re- ("again, back") attached to "direction," which itself comes from Latin "directio," a noun from "dirigere," meaning to guide or arrange in a straight line. So the word's core sense is literally "guiding back" or "guiding again," a second steering of something that was already headed somewhere. The prefix and the base traveled by different routes. The prefix re- descends from Latin "re-," which English picked up in a great many formations, while "direction" came into English through Old French, where the Latin base had already been shaped into "direction." English then combined the two, producing "redirection" in Middle English, and the word has kept the same literal logic ever since: to send something back onto a new course.

Synonyms: rerouting, diversion, redirecting, reassignment, rechanneling

Antonyms: direction, guidance, focus, concentration, attention