ümbersuunatud

Ümbersuunatud is an Estonian adjective and past passive participle derived from the verb ümbersuunama, meaning to redirect or forward. It describes something that has been redirected or forwarded to another destination. The form is used both in general language and in technical jargon to indicate that a change of direction or endpoint has already occurred.

In information technology and telecommunications, ümbersuunatud refers to resources or communications whose destination has been changed. For example, a web page may be ümbersuunatud to another URL via an HTTP redirect, or an email message may be ümbersuunatud to a different recipient. The term conveys that the original target is no longer the ultimate endpoint.

In everyday Estonian, ümbersuunatud can describe any object or instruction that has been redirected. Examples: "Selle domeeni URL on ümbersuunatud teisele aadressile." (The domain’s URL is redirected to another address.) "Sõnum on ümbersuunatud kolmandale aadressile." (The message has been redirected to a third address.)

Etymology and related terms: the prefix ü- often in Estonian indicates a reversal or re- action, and suunama means to direct. Related concepts include suund (direction), suunamine (directing), and ümbersuunamine (redirecting), which denotes the act of redirecting more generally.

See also: redirect, forwarding, URL redirect, email forward.