indirection
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From indirect + -ion, modeled on direction.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
indirection (countable and uncountable, plural indirections)
- A lack of direction; deviousness or aimlessness.
- (programming) Use of a variable or object through its address.
- An indirect action or process.
References[edit]
- ^ “indirection”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.