Meaning

3 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)An indirect action or process.

    indirect procedure or action

  2. (countable, uncountable)A lack of direction; deviousness or aimlessness.

  3. (countable, uncountable)Use of a variable or object through its address.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Object-oriented programming is all about indirection.

    Об'єктно-орієнтоване програмування — це, перш за все, непряма адресація.

    ruВсё что касается объектно-ориентированного программирования связано с косвенной адресацией.

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Origin

From indirect + -ion, modeled on direction.

From indirect + -ion, modeled on direction.

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Forms

plural: indirections
Singularindirection
Pluralindirections

regular

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
indigoindirectB1indirectlyB1indiscreetindiscretionC2indiscriminate
indirection — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto