redirectfile
nounUK /ˌriːdaɪˈrektfaɪl/
US /ˌriːdaɪˈrektfaɪl/
A redirectfile is a small computer file that sends you to another place when you open it.
The teacher put a redirectfile on the desktop so students could find the class website quickly.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A file that tells a program to look somewhere else for the real data.
The server used a redirectfile to send visitors to the new page.
3. A settings file that changes where saved information is stored.
He edited the redirectfile so the game would save to a different folder.
4. A web file that automatically forwards a browser to a new address.
Opening the old link loaded a redirectfile that took her to the updated site.