- roundabout act, procedure, or means
- deceit; dishonesty
- lack of direction or purpose
Origin of indirection
from indirect, by analogy with directionindirection
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indirection
noun
- The quality or state of being indirect.
- a. Lack of straightforwardness; deviousness: obtained their goal by subtle indirection.b. A devious act or statement: wouldn't give us a straight answer, only hints and indirections.
- Lack of direction; aimlessness.
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Noun
(plural indirections)
- A lack of direction; deviousness or aimlessness
- (computing) Use of a variable or object through its address
- An indirect action or process.
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indirection - Computer Definition
Not direct. Indirection provides a way of accessing instructions, routines and objects when their physical location is constantly changing. The initial routine points to some place, and, using hardware and/or software, that place points to some other place. There can be multiple levels of indirection. For example, point to A, which points to B, which points to C. See indirect addressing.
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