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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
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
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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OBSERVE
(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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