REDUNDANCY

redundancy

(noun) repetition of an act needlessly

redundancy, redundance

(noun) the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; “the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers”

redundancy

(noun) (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails

redundancy

(noun) repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

redundancy (countable and uncountable, plural redundancies)

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.

(chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand) The state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary; the dismissal of such an employee; a layoff.

(law) surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.

Synonyms

• (state of being redundant): redundance (rare), pro-chrono continuum (rare), superfluity, superfluousness

• (thing that is redundant): dead wood, superfluity

• (duplication in case of transmission error): backup

• (state of being unemployed): retirement

• (instance or act of dismissal): sacking

Antonyms

• (state of being redundant): non-redundancy

• (state of being unemployed): employment

• (instance or act of dismissal): hiring

Hyponyms

• space redundancy

• time redundancy

Source: Wiktionary

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Re*dun"dance, Re*dun"dan*cy, n. Etym: [L. redundantia: cf. F. redondance.]

1. The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess.

2. That which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous or superabundant. Labor . . . throws off redundacies. Addison.

3. (Law)

Definition: Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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