redundancy
/ɹɪˈdʌnd(ə)nsi/ · noun
Meaning
- The state of being redundant
- A superfluity; something redundant or excessive; a needless repetition in language
- Duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components.
- Duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors.
- The state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary; the dismissal of such an employee; a layoff.
- Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.
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