Definition & Meaning of "redundancy"in English

Redundancy

a state of being no longer needed or useful, often due to the existence of a duplicate or replacement

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

redundancies

Examples

The document was filled with redundancy, repeating the same points multiple times.

repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission

repetition of an act needlessly

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

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