indirection
English
editEtymology
editFrom indirect + -ion, modeled on direction.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editindirection (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.