1) Computing terminology 2) Data type 3) Indirect action or procedure 4) Indirect procedure or action 5) Procedure 6) Process 
In computer programming, indirection is the ability to reference something using a name, reference, or container instead of the value itself. The most common form of indirection is the act of manipulating a value through its memory address. For example, accessing a variable through the use of a pointer. A stored pointer that exists to provide a re...
• (n.) Oblique course or means; dishonest practices; indirectness.
To find something out by an indirect route, details ...
In`di·rec'tion noun [ Confer French indirection .] Oblique course or means; dishonest practices; indirectness. 'By indirections find directions out.' Shak. 
[n] - indirect procedure or action 2. [n] - deceitful action that is not straightforward
noun indirect procedure or action; `he tried to find out by indirection`
indirect action or procedure. · a roundabout course or method. · a lack of direction or goal; aimlessness: His efforts were marked by indirection and indecisiveness. · deceitful or dishonest dealing.
deceitful action that is not straightforward