redundancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The state of being redundant.
A superfluity; something redundant or excessive; a needless repetition in language.
A 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.

/ɹɪˈdʌnd(ə)nsi/ /ɹɪˈdʌndən(t)si/ /ɹə-/ en-au-redundancy.ogg

redundancy redundancies

From redundant + -cy.

backup retirement redundance pro-chrono continuum superfluity superfluousness dead wood sacking

non-redundancy employment hiring

antiredundancy Common Access Redundancy Protocol cyclic redundancy check CRC Department of Redundancy Department georedundancy redundancy check

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