Definition of "indirect" in English

adjective

1. Not direct:

   • While not mentioning any of their competitors by name, the CEO made some indirect statements that they were acting immorally.
   • Se asked him some indirect questions to ascertain whether he was single.

2. Figuratively

noun

1. (finance) An indirect cost.

   • 2010, Anna M. Gil-Lafuente and José M. Merigó (editos), Computational Intelligence in Business and Economics Gradually analytical thinking was taking a greater awareness of the importance it took for all the investigation system of the possible identification or traceability of fixed costs and, in general, of the indirects of other times.

2. An indirect radiator.

verb

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