• Redundancy

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈriËŒdÊŒndÉ™nÌ©si/ Ì©
    • US IPA: /ˈrɪdÊŒndÉ™nÌ©(t)si/ Ì©

    Noun

    redundancy

    (plural redundancies)
    1. The state of being redundant; a superfluity; something redundant or excessive; a needless repetition in language; excessive wordiness.
    2. Duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components.
    3. Duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors.
    4. (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.
    5. (legal) surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.

    Synonyms

    Antonyms

    • (state of being redundant) non-redundancy
    • (thing that is redundant)
    • (duplication in case of failure)
    • (duplication in case of transmission error)
    • (state of being unemployed) employment
    • (instance or act of dismissal) hiring
    • (surplus remarks on a plea)
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