What is a 302 redirect?

IT's simply a http response that user agent is invited by a response with this code to make a second, otherwise identical, request to the new URL specified in the Location field.
 
A 301 redirect is an unending redirect. It's like a adjust of Address form from the Postal Service. All traffic proposed for URL A is permanently routed to URL B, and all link reputation and existing SEO value for URL A should also be transferred to URL B.
 
A 302 status code means Found, or more commonly referred to as “temporarily moved.” This redirect doesn’t carry or pass the link value to the new location. What it does do is get the user to an appropriate location for you so that you aren’t showing them a broken link, a 404 page not found, or an error page.
 
A 302 redirect is a temporary redirect. There are very few instances where this type of redirect should be used, but unfortunately it is the easiest to implement. This means that many webmasters unfamiliar with search engine mechanics use the wrong type of redirect.
 
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A 301 redirect is a permanent redirect. It's like a Change of Address form from the Postal Service. All traffic intended for URL A is permanently routed to URL B, and all link popularity and existing SEO value for URL A should also be transferred to URL B.
 
The HTTP response status code 302 Found is a common way of performing URL redirection.

An HTTP response with this status code will additionally provide a URL in the location header field. The user agent (e.g. a web browser) is invited by a response with this code to make a second, otherwise identical, request to the new URL specified in the location field. The HTTP/1.0 specification (RFC 1945) initially defined this code, and gives it the description phrase "Moved Temporarily"
 
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