redundancy

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Synonyms: redundance, redundant, redundantly

Antonyms: redundance, redundant, redundantly

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Noun

1. The state of being [[redundant]].
2. A [[superfluity]]; something [[redundant]] or [[excessive]]; a [[needless]] [[repetition]] in [[language]].
3. A [[duplication]] of [[component]]s or [[circuit]]s to [[provide]] [[survival]] of the total system in case of [[failure]] of single components.
4. Duplication of parts of a [[message]] to guard against [[transmission]] [[error]]s.
5. {{lb|en|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]].
6. {{lb|en|law}} [[surplusage]] inserted in a [[pleading]] which may be rejected by the [[court]] without [[impair]]ing the [[validity]] of what remains.

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