A lack of direction; deviousness or aimlessness. / (programming) Use of a variable or object through its address. / An indirect action or process.

plural of indirection

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indirect

plural of indirect

plural of indirectness

(obsolete) Lacking direction; aimless.

simple past tense and past participle of indirect

The condition of being indirect

Not of obvious or immediate cause, but as a secondary result / Not focused straight at the target or subject, but by more subtle means / Not involving the quickest, shortest, or most convenient path

(programming, transitive) To access by means of indirection; to dereference.