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  • noun One who, or that which, redirects.

Etymologies

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redirect +‎ -or

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Examples

  • Clearly Nick Carr wasn't the only one that realized that Google was slowly turning into a Wikipedia redirector.

    Archive 2008-07-01 Mia 2008

  • Furthermore the link is a redirector, not a source link.

    Night of the Living Progressive Seminar Callers | RedState 2010

  • I received a phishing email at work from my bank (TD) which used a url-redirector at THE REAL BANK'S WEBSITE to get to the fake site.

    phishing attempt: hey bank, don't help, OK? brad 2007

  • The Washington Post reports that Rudy will be endorsed today by none other than Pat Robertson — the televangelist, 1988 candidate for president, founder of the Christian Coalition, and self-proclaimed redirector of hurricanes.

    Pat Robertson To Endorse Rudy 2009

  • Connectivity and synchronization may require separately purchased equipment and/or wireless products e.g., WiFi card, network software, server hardware, and/or redirector software.

    Forbes.com Mobile 2006

  • Maybe some sort of redirector to the correct page?

    del.icio.us daily blog post fixer plugin 2006

  • Remember you are the ones that started this redirector tactic and I am sorry you have the candidate you do.

    Archive 2006-08-01 2006

  • Users will still be blocked from visiting the “bad” web sites, whether they go through a redirector or not. reply jasper

    Panera Bread Blocks Bit.ly Links Leena Rao 2005

  • Speaking of Microsoft, looks like their redirector has been hacked by someone with a relatively subtle sense of humor.

    Boing Boing: February 18, 2001 - February 24, 2001 Archives 2001

  • The standard router features an RS-232 serial port, one Ethernet port, two SIMs, basic routing, IP Passthrough, IP Filtering, Digi SureLink and Digi RealPort® COM port redirector.

    unknown title 2011

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