Definitions for indirection
ˌɪn dəˈrɛk ʃən, -daɪ-in·di·rec·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. indirectionnoun

   indirect procedure or action

   "he tried to find out by indirection"

2. indirectionnoun

   deceitful action that is not straightforward

   "he could see through the indirections of diplomats"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. indirectionnoun

   A lack of direction; deviousness or aimlessness

2. indirectionnoun

   Use of a variable or object through its address

3. indirectionnoun

   An indirect action or process.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Indirectionnoun

   Etymology: in and direction.

   1. Oblique means; tendency not in a straight line.

   And thus do we, of wisdom and of reach,
   With windlaces, and with essays of byas,
   By indirections find directions out. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   2. Dishonest practice.

   I had rather coin my heart than wring
   From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash,
   By any indirection. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Indirection

   In computer programming, indirection (also called dereferencing) is the ability to reference something using a name, reference, or container instead of the value itself. The most common form of indirection is the act of manipulating a value through its memory address. For example, accessing a variable through the use of a pointer. A stored pointer that exists to provide a reference to an object by double indirection is called an indirection node. In some older computer architectures, indirect words supported a variety of more-or-less complicated addressing modes. Another important example is the domain name system which enables names such as en.wikipedia.org to be used in place of network addresses such as 208.80.154.224. The indirection from human-readable names to network addresses means that the references to a web page become more memorable, and links do not need to change when a web site is relocated to a different server.

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1. indirection

   Indirection is a programming technique where a particular operation does not take place directly through its target or subject but instead, it refers to something else (like a variable, value, or address) that provides the actual subject or target. This method is used to increase flexibility, efficiency or other system attributes. It is common in computer programming, computer science, data management, and telecommunications.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Indirectionnoun

   oblique course or means; dishonest practices; indirectness

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. indirection.]

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1. Indirection

   In computer programming, indirection is the ability to reference something using a name, reference, or container instead of the value itself. The most common form of indirection is the act of manipulating a value through its memory address. For example, accessing a variable through the use of a pointer. A stored pointer that exists to provide a reference to an object by double indirection is called an indirection node. In some older computer architectures, indirect words supported a variety of more-or-less complicated addressing modes. A famous aphorism of David Wheeler goes: "All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection"; this is often deliberately mis-quoted with "abstraction layer" substituted for "level of indirection". Kevlin Henney's corollary to this is, "...except for the problem of too many layers of indirection." Humorous Internet memorandum RFC 1925 insists that: It is easier to move a problem around than it is to solve it. . It is always possible to add another level of indirection. Object-oriented programming makes use of indirection extensively, a simple example being dynamic dispatch. Higher-level examples of indirection are the design patterns of the proxy and the proxy server. Delegation is another classic example of an indirection pattern. In strongly typed interpreted languages with dynamic datatypes, most variable references require a level of indirection: first the type of the variable is checked for safety, and then the pointer to the actual value is dereferenced and acted on.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of indirection in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of indirection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=indirection
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Indirection
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=indirection
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indirection
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indirection
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=indirection